Based on historical Blacksburg, 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 Blacksburg.[1]
Blacksburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.16 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Blacksburg that are always titled at the latitude of Blacksburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.81 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.07 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 Blacksburg
Solar Radiation Data in Blacksburg, VA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Blacksburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Blacksburg, VA
Blacksburg, VA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Blacksburg is August with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.61 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Blacksburg (Virginia) are December with an average of 3.75 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.1 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Blacksburg vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Blacksburg
The average monthly solar radiation level in Blacksburg, VA, of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 29% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Blacksburg vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Blacksburg 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 Blacksburg
The Power of Solar in Blacksburg, VA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Blacksburg (va). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Blacksburg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Blacksburg, VA
Blacksburg (VA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5554.92 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Blacksburg is August with an average of 524.86 kWhac, followed by May at 513.33 kWhac and July at 492.52 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Blacksburg (Virginia) are December with an average of 368.43 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 397.12 kWhac and January at 404.24 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Blacksburg
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The town of Blacksburg, VA in Montgomery County has an approximate population of 42,620. [6]
Blacksburg, VA Solar Energy
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