See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Iron Gate.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Iron Gate, 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 Iron Gate. [1]
Iron Gate has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.15 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 Iron Gate that are always titled at the latitude of Iron Gate (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.81 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.07 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 Iron Gate.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Iron Gate, VA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Iron Gate is June with an average of 5.66 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.66 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Iron Gate (Virginia) are January with an average of 3.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 3.93 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Iron Gate, VA, of 5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% 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 Iron Gate 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of Iron Gate, VA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Iron Gate (va). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Iron Gate. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Iron Gate (VA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5526.17 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Iron Gate is July with an average of 512.85 kWhac, followed by March at 509.97 kWhac and August at 506.51 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Iron Gate (Virginia) are January with an average of 391.55 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 393.37 kWhac and November at 408.16 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Iron Gate, VA in Alleghany County has an approximate population of 388. [6]
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