Based on historical Brilliant, AL data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Brilliant.[1]
Brilliant has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Brilliant that are always titled at the latitude of Brilliant (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.02 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.35 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 Brilliant
Solar Radiation Data in Brilliant, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Brilliant.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Brilliant, AL
Brilliant, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Brilliant is August with an average of 5.88 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.78 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Brilliant (Alabama) are December with an average of 3.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.39 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.69 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Brilliant vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Brilliant
The average monthly solar radiation level in Brilliant, AL, of 5.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 33% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 21% 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: Brilliant vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Brilliant 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 Brilliant
The Power of Solar in Brilliant, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Brilliant (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Brilliant. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Brilliant, AL
Brilliant (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5630.66 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Brilliant is August with an average of 514.64 kWhac, followed by April at 503.25 kWhac and September at 502.14 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Brilliant (Alabama) are December with an average of 379.51 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 399.89 kWhac and January at 421.63 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Brilliant
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The town of Brilliant, AL in Marion County has an approximate population of 900. [6]
Brilliant, AL Solar Energy
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Did you know?
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