Based on historical Lockport, 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 Lockport.[1]
Lockport has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.67 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.34 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Lockport that are always titled at the latitude of Lockport (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.15 kWh/m2/day, or about 10% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.67 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.34 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 Lockport
Solar Radiation Data in Lockport, LA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Lockport.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Lockport, LA
Lockport, LA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Lockport is October with an average of 5.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.76 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Lockport (Louisiana) are December with an average of 4.47 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.74 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Lockport vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Lockport
The average monthly solar radiation level in Lockport, LA, of 5.35 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: Lockport vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Lockport 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 Lockport
The Power of Solar in Lockport, LA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Lockport (la). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Lockport. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Lockport, LA
Lockport (LA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5950.45 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Lockport is October with an average of 561.14 kWhac, followed by March at 541.68 kWhac and May at 534.17 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Lockport (Louisiana) are December with an average of 434.2 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 465.04 kWhac and July at 467.03 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Lockport
Lockport Electricity Costs
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The town of Lockport, LA in Lafourche County has an approximate population of 2,578. [6]
Lockport, LA Solar Energy
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