Based on historical East Ridge, TN data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in East Ridge.[1]
East Ridge has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.33 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in East Ridge that are always titled at the latitude of East Ridge (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.91 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.33 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.17 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 East Ridge
Solar Radiation Data in East Ridge, TN
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in East Ridge.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for East Ridge, TN
East Ridge, TN has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.1 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in East Ridge is September with an average of 5.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.78 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.68 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in East Ridge (Tennessee) are December with an average of 3.5 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.12 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: East Ridge vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in East Ridge
The average monthly solar radiation level in East Ridge, TN, of 5.1 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: East Ridge vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average East Ridge 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 East Ridge
The Power of Solar in East Ridge, TN
Monthly AC solar system output averages for East Ridge (tn). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in East Ridge. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for East Ridge, TN
East Ridge (TN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5527.42 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in East Ridge is September with an average of 520.49 kWhac, followed by August at 512.42 kWhac and May at 511.81 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in East Ridge (Tennessee) are December with an average of 333.69 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 386.02 kWhac and January at 397.88 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in East Ridge
East Ridge Electricity Costs
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The city of East Ridge, TN in Hamilton County has an approximate population of 20,979. [6]
East Ridge, TN Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
