Based on historical Hoquiam, 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 Hoquiam.[1]
Hoquiam has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 2.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hoquiam that are always titled at the latitude of Hoquiam (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 3.69 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.22 kWh/m2/day and approximately 28% greater than the average monthly DNI of 2.89 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 Hoquiam
Solar Radiation Data in Hoquiam, WA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hoquiam.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hoquiam, WA
Hoquiam, WA has a average annual solar radiation value of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hoquiam is August with an average of 5.44 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.38 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hoquiam (Washington) are December with an average of 1.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 1.83 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.3 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hoquiam vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hoquiam
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hoquiam, WA, of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 1% less than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 41% 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: Hoquiam vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hoquiam 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 Hoquiam
The Power of Solar in Hoquiam, WA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hoquiam (wa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hoquiam. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hoquiam, WA
Hoquiam (WA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4381.54 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hoquiam is August with an average of 498.72 kWhac, followed by July at 494.78 kWhac and June at 488.25 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hoquiam (Washington) are December with an average of 172.29 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 182.19 kWhac and November at 219.4 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hoquiam
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More about Hoquiam
About Hoquiam
The city of Hoquiam, WA in Grays Harbor County has an approximate population of 8,726. [6]
Hoquiam, WA 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.