Based on historical Fort Worth, TX data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Fort Worth.[1]
Fort Worth has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Fort Worth that are always titled at the latitude of Fort Worth (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.39 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.78 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.1 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 Fort Worth
Solar Radiation Data in Fort Worth, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Fort Worth.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Fort Worth is August with an average of 6.39 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.27 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Fort Worth (Texas) are December with an average of 4.8 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.84 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Fort Worth vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Fort Worth
The average monthly solar radiation level in Fort Worth, TX, of 5.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 42% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 15% 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: Fort Worth vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
The Power of Solar in Fort Worth, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Fort Worth (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Fort Worth. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6199.75 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Fort Worth is August with an average of 572.42 kWhac, followed by July at 562.78 kWhac and September at 556.95 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Fort Worth (Texas) are February with an average of 457.84 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 473.75 kWhac and January at 478.35 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Fort Worth
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More about Fort Worth
About Fort Worth
The city of Fort Worth, TX in Tarrant County has an approximate population of 741,206. [6]
Fort Worth, TX Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Fort Worth, TX, or for more solar-related resources for Fort Worth, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
