The month of August has the highest historical solar radition values in Hopkinsville with an average of 6.04 kWh/m2/day. [More]
Solar Panels in Hopkinsville
Solar panels in Hopkinsville that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]
Sunrise & Sunset in Hopkinsville
The total length of the day in Hopkinsville, KY today (April 23, 2024) will be 13 hours and 31 minutes. [More]
Solar Power in Hopkinsville, KY
Solar Energy Data in Hopkinsville, KY
See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Hopkinsville.
Based on historical Hopkinsville, KY data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Hopkinsville.[1]
Hopkinsville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hopkinsville that are always titled at the latitude of Hopkinsville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.81 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.24 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.13 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 Hopkinsville
Solar Radiation Data in Hopkinsville, KY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hopkinsville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hopkinsville, KY
Hopkinsville, KY has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hopkinsville is August with an average of 6.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.88 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hopkinsville (Kentucky) are December with an average of 3.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.84 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.29 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hopkinsville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hopkinsville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hopkinsville, KY, of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 29% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Hopkinsville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hopkinsville 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.
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Solar Power Output in Hopkinsville
The Power of Solar in Hopkinsville, KY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hopkinsville (ky). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hopkinsville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hopkinsville, KY
Hopkinsville (KY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5663.76 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hopkinsville is August with an average of 548.36 kWhac, followed by July at 532.43 kWhac and May at 522.9 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hopkinsville (Kentucky) are December with an average of 332.49 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 387.29 kWhac and February at 389.64 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville Electricity Costs
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Hopkinsville Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Hopkinsville, KY in Christian County has an approximate population of 31,577. [6]
Hopkinsville, KY 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.
