Based on historical Bradshaw, 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 Bradshaw.[1]
Bradshaw has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bradshaw that are always titled at the latitude of Bradshaw (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.63 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.05 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.8 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 Bradshaw
Solar Radiation Data in Bradshaw, WV
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bradshaw.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bradshaw, WV
Bradshaw, WV has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bradshaw is August with an average of 5.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.57 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.42 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bradshaw (West Virginia) are December with an average of 3.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.63 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bradshaw vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bradshaw
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bradshaw, WV, of 4.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: Bradshaw vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bradshaw 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 Bradshaw
The Power of Solar in Bradshaw, WV
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bradshaw (wv). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bradshaw. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bradshaw, WV
Bradshaw (WV) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5284.43 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bradshaw is August with an average of 507.44 kWhac, followed by May at 498.55 kWhac and July at 491.25 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bradshaw (West Virginia) are December with an average of 321.15 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 358.32 kWhac and February at 378.91 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bradshaw
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More about Bradshaw
About Bradshaw
The town of Bradshaw, WV in McDowell County has an approximate population of 337. [6]
Bradshaw, WV Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Bradshaw, WV, or for more solar-related resources for Bradshaw, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.