Based on historical Appomattox, VA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Appomattox.[1]
Appomattox has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Appomattox that are always titled at the latitude of Appomattox (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.02 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.31 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.4 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 Appomattox
Solar Radiation Data in Appomattox, VA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Appomattox.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Appomattox, VA
Appomattox, VA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Appomattox is April with an average of 5.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.68 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Appomattox (Virginia) are December with an average of 4.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.34 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Appomattox vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Appomattox
The average monthly solar radiation level in Appomattox, VA, of 5.2 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 21% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Appomattox vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Appomattox 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 Appomattox
The Power of Solar in Appomattox, VA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Appomattox (va). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Appomattox. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Appomattox, VA
Appomattox (VA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5654.43 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Appomattox is April with an average of 513.13 kWhac, followed by March at 511.03 kWhac and July at 500.52 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Appomattox (Virginia) are December with an average of 392.12 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 424.43 kWhac and February at 431.84 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Appomattox
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The town of Appomattox, VA in Appomattox County has an approximate population of 1,733. [6]
Appomattox, VA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
