See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Point Hope.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Point Hope.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Point Hope 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Point Hope, AK at this current time.
However, Point Hope is in North Slope County and North Slope County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Point Hope (ak). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Point Hope. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Electricity prices (residential) in Point Hope averaged 21.93 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in December 2020, which was about 71% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.80¢/kWh in December. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Point Hope, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Alaska averaged $10.61 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in November 2020, which was approximately 9% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.73 per Mcf in November. [4]
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The city of Point Hope, AK in North Slope County has an approximate population of 674. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Point Hope, AK, or for more solar-related resources for Point Hope, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
