Based on historical Vance, 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 Vance.[1]
Vance has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Vance that are always titled at the latitude of Vance (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.07 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.51 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% 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 Vance
Solar Radiation Data in Vance, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Vance.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Vance, AL
Vance, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.33 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Vance is May with an average of 5.89 kWh/m2/day, followed by October at 5.88 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Vance (Alabama) are December with an average of 3.88 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.3 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Vance vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Vance
The average monthly solar radiation level in Vance, AL, of 5.33 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% 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: Vance vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Vance 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 Vance
The Power of Solar in Vance, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Vance (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Vance. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Vance, AL
Vance (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5723.91 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Vance is October with an average of 533.45 kWhac, followed by May at 531.91 kWhac and August at 513.14 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Vance (Alabama) are December with an average of 369.57 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 412.03 kWhac and February at 424.17 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Vance
Vance Electricity Costs
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Vance Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Vance, AL in Tuscaloosa County has an approximate population of 1,529. [6]
Vance, AL 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.