Based on historical Sanford, 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 Sanford.[1]
Sanford has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.71 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sanford that are always titled at the latitude of Sanford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.26 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.71 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.59 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 Sanford
Solar Radiation Data in Sanford, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sanford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sanford, AL
Sanford, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sanford is September with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.8 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sanford (Alabama) are December with an average of 4.71 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.71 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sanford vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sanford
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sanford, AL, of 5.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 38% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 18% 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: Sanford vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sanford 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 Sanford
The Power of Solar in Sanford, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sanford (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sanford. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sanford, AL
Sanford (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5799.13 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sanford is October with an average of 524.48 kWhac, followed by May at 514.15 kWhac and April at 510.86 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sanford (Alabama) are January with an average of 444.3 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 448.77 kWhac and November at 454.29 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sanford
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The town of Sanford, AL in Covington County has an approximate population of 241. [6]
Sanford, AL 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.