Based on historical Ashland, LA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ashland.[1]
Ashland has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ashland that are always titled at the latitude of Ashland (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.05 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.55 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.38 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 Ashland
Solar Radiation Data in Ashland, LA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ashland.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ashland, LA
Ashland, LA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.29 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ashland is September with an average of 5.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by October at 5.86 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ashland (Louisiana) are December with an average of 4.23 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.31 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.44 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ashland vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ashland
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ashland, LA, of 5.29 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 35% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: Ashland vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ashland 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 Ashland
The Power of Solar in Ashland, LA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ashland (la). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ashland. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ashland, LA
Ashland (LA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5646.08 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ashland is October with an average of 523.37 kWhac, followed by May at 510.69 kWhac and September at 507.89 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ashland (Louisiana) are February with an average of 377.76 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 398.96 kWhac and January at 408.28 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Ashland
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The village of Ashland, LA in Natchitoches County has an approximate population of 269. [6]
Ashland, LA 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.