Based on historical Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro.[1]
Hillsboro has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hillsboro that are always titled at the latitude of Hillsboro (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.57 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.96 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.79 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 Hillsboro
Solar Radiation Data in Hillsboro, WV
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hillsboro.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hillsboro, WV
Hillsboro, WV has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hillsboro is June with an average of 5.56 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.54 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hillsboro (West Virginia) are December with an average of 3.41 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.78 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.28 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hillsboro vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hillsboro
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hillsboro, WV, of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% 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: Hillsboro vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro
The Power of Solar in Hillsboro, WV
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hillsboro (wv). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hillsboro. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hillsboro, WV
Hillsboro (WV) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5361.05 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hillsboro is August with an average of 502.25 kWhac, followed by May at 493.95 kWhac and June at 493.06 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hillsboro (West Virginia) are December with an average of 339.34 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 378.09 kWhac and February at 389.54 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hillsboro
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The town of Hillsboro, WV in Pocahontas County has an approximate population of 260. [6]
Hillsboro, WV 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.