Based on historical Edmonds, 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 Edmonds.[1]
Edmonds has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Edmonds that are always titled at the latitude of Edmonds (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 3.97 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.44 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.45 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 Edmonds
Solar Radiation Data in Edmonds, WA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Edmonds.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Edmonds, WA
Edmonds, WA has a average annual solar radiation value of 3.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Edmonds is July with an average of 6.15 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.89 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Edmonds (Washington) are January with an average of 1.5 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 1.75 kWh/m2/day and November at 1.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Edmonds vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Edmonds
The average monthly solar radiation level in Edmonds, WA, of 3.98 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: Edmonds vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Edmonds 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 Edmonds
The Power of Solar in Edmonds, WA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Edmonds (wa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Edmonds. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Edmonds, WA
Edmonds (WA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4435.44 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Edmonds is July with an average of 563.17 kWhac, followed by August at 537.42 kWhac and May at 501.28 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Edmonds (Washington) are January with an average of 150 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 175.07 kWhac and November at 183.82 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Edmonds
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The city of Edmonds, WA in Snohomish County has an approximate population of 39,709. [6]
Edmonds, WA 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.