Based on historical Ansted, WV data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ansted.[1]
Ansted has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ansted that are always titled at the latitude of Ansted (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.51 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.96 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.71 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 Ansted
Solar Radiation Data in Ansted, WV
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ansted.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ansted, WV
Ansted, WV has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.73 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ansted is August with an average of 5.75 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.69 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ansted (West Virginia) are December with an average of 3.03 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.18 kWh/m2/day and February at 3.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ansted vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ansted
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ansted, WV, of 4.73 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 20% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 28% 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: Ansted vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ansted 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 Ansted
The Power of Solar in Ansted, WV
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ansted (wv). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ansted. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ansted, WV
Ansted (WV) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5194.77 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ansted is August with an average of 514.32 kWhac, followed by May at 508.71 kWhac and June at 499.78 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ansted (West Virginia) are December with an average of 300.41 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 315.12 kWhac and February at 339.97 kWhac. [2]
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More about Ansted
About Ansted
The town of Ansted, WV in Fayette County has an approximate population of 1,404. [6]
Ansted, WV 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.