Based on historical Bellevue, WA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bellevue.[1]
Bellevue has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.31 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bellevue that are always titled at the latitude of Bellevue (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 3.84 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.35 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.31 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 Bellevue
Solar Radiation Data in Bellevue, WA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bellevue.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bellevue, WA
Bellevue, WA has a average annual solar radiation value of 3.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bellevue is July with an average of 5.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.77 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.34 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bellevue (Washington) are November with an average of 1.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 1.94 kWh/m2/day and January at 1.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bellevue vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bellevue
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bellevue, WA, of 3.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 1% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 40% 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: Bellevue vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bellevue 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 Bellevue
The Power of Solar in Bellevue, WA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bellevue (wa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bellevue. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bellevue, WA
Bellevue (WA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4414.17 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bellevue is July with an average of 541.85 kWhac, followed by August at 528.63 kWhac and May at 503.1 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bellevue (Washington) are November with an average of 178.46 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 193.68 kWhac and January at 195.05 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bellevue
Bellevue Electricity Costs
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Bellevue Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Bellevue, WA in King County has an approximate population of 122,363. [6]
Bellevue, WA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.