Based on historical Branchville, 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 Branchville.[1]
Branchville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Branchville that are always titled at the latitude of Branchville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.08 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.38 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.46 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 Branchville
Solar Radiation Data in Branchville, VA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Branchville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Branchville, VA
Branchville, VA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Branchville is August with an average of 5.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.83 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Branchville (Virginia) are December with an average of 4.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.58 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Branchville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Branchville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Branchville, VA, of 5.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: Branchville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Branchville 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 Branchville
The Power of Solar in Branchville, VA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Branchville (va). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Branchville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Branchville, VA
Branchville (VA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5809.99 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Branchville is April with an average of 525.08 kWhac, followed by May at 524.15 kWhac and August at 522.43 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Branchville (Virginia) are December with an average of 394.41 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 426.5 kWhac and November at 445.11 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Branchville
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The town of Branchville, VA in Southampton County has an approximate population of 114. [6]
Branchville, 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.
