Based on historical 23401 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 23401.[1]
The region associated with 23401 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 23401 that are always titled at the latitude of Keller (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.04 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.34 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Energy Glossary
Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI)
Global Horizontal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation that is received per unit area by a surface that is always positioned in a horizontal manner.
Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI)
Direct Normal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is always perpendicular to the sun rays that come in a straight line from the direction of the sun at its current position in the sky.
Average Tilt at Latitude (ATaL)
Average Tilt at Latitude: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is tilted toward the equator at an angle equal to the current latitude. ATaL will often produce the optimum energy output.
Solar Radiation Levels in 23401
Solar Radiation Data in 23401
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 23401.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 23401
The region associated with 23401 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 23401 is May with an average of 6.01 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.96 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 23401 are December with an average of 3.81 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.06 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 23401 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 23401
The average monthly solar radiation level in 23401, of 5.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 32% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 23401 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 23401 solar radiation levels compare to average levels in a city with historcially high levels (NV) and a city with historically low levels (WA). [1]
→ k/m/d = kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
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Solar Power Output in 23401
The Power of Solar in 23401
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 23401. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 23401. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 23401
23401 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5948.23 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 23401 is May with an average of 576.77 kWhac, followed by April at 554.03 kWhac and July at 548.39 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 23401 are December with an average of 387.93 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 410.63 kWhac and January at 420.89 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 23401 is associated with the city of Keller in Accomack County in Virginia.
23401 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 23401, or for more solar-related resources for VA, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.