Based on historical Onancock, 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 Onancock.[1]
Onancock has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.33 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Onancock that are always titled at the latitude of Onancock (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.03 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.33 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.4 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 Onancock
Solar Radiation Data in Onancock, VA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Onancock.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Onancock, VA
Onancock, VA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.26 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Onancock is May with an average of 6.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.02 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Onancock (Virginia) are December with an average of 3.79 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.11 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Onancock vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Onancock
The average monthly solar radiation level in Onancock, VA, of 5.26 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: Onancock vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Onancock 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 Onancock
The Power of Solar in Onancock, VA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Onancock (va). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Onancock. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Onancock, VA
Onancock (VA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6025.82 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Onancock is May with an average of 584.05 kWhac, followed by July at 555.19 kWhac and August at 553.72 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Onancock (Virginia) are December with an average of 386.07 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 425.85 kWhac and November at 435.88 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Onancock
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The town of Onancock, VA in Accomack County has an approximate population of 1,263. [6]
Onancock, VA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.