See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Cotter.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Cotter, AR data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Cotter. [1]
Cotter has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.37 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Cotter that are always titled at the latitude of Cotter (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.99 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.37 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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 Cotter.
* 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 Cotter 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 Cotter, AR at this current time.
However, Cotter is in Baxter County and Baxter County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Cotter (ar). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Cotter. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Electricity prices (residential) in Cotter averaged 11.17 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in May 2021, which was about 19% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 13.71¢/kWh in May. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Cotter, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Arkansas averaged $12.92 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in April 2021, which was approximately 8% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $14.01 per Mcf in April. [4]
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The city of Cotter, AR in Baxter County has an approximate population of 970. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Cotter, AR, or for more solar-related resources for Cotter, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity through a physical process known as the photovoltaic effect.
