Based on historical Grundy, 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 Grundy.[1]
Grundy has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Grundy that are always titled at the latitude of Grundy (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.6 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.04 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.76 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 Grundy
Solar Radiation Data in Grundy, VA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Grundy.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Grundy, VA
Grundy, VA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Grundy is August with an average of 5.55 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.45 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Grundy (Virginia) are December with an average of 3.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.65 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.15 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Grundy vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Grundy
The average monthly solar radiation level in Grundy, VA, of 4.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Grundy vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Grundy 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 Grundy
The Power of Solar in Grundy, VA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Grundy (va). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Grundy. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Grundy, VA
Grundy (VA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5292.41 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Grundy is August with an average of 496.98 kWhac, followed by July at 496.23 kWhac and May at 495.43 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Grundy (Virginia) are December with an average of 339.36 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 353.52 kWhac and February at 363.39 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Grundy
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Grundy Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Grundy, VA in Buchanan County has an approximate population of 1,021. [6]
Grundy, 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.