See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Glasgow.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Glasgow, 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 Glasgow. [1]
Glasgow has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately equal to the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Glasgow that are always titled at the latitude of Glasgow (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.94 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.24 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Glasgow.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Glasgow, VA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Glasgow is June with an average of 5.64 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.61 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Glasgow (Virginia) are December with an average of 3.97 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.14 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Glasgow, VA, of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Glasgow 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.
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We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of Glasgow, VA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Glasgow (va). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Glasgow. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Glasgow (VA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5533.72 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Glasgow is May with an average of 511 kWhac, followed by August at 506.69 kWhac and April at 502.31 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Glasgow (Virginia) are December with an average of 389.44 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 403.04 kWhac and November at 420.68 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Glasgow, VA in Rockbridge County has an approximate population of 1,133. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Glasgow, VA, or for more solar-related resources for Glasgow, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
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