Based on historical Buena Vista, VA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Buena Vista.[1]
Buena Vista has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Buena Vista that are always titled at the latitude of Buena Vista (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.94 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.24 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.25 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 Buena Vista
Solar Radiation Data in Buena Vista, VA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Buena Vista.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Buena Vista, VA
Buena Vista, VA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Buena Vista is August with an average of 5.68 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.65 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.64 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Buena Vista (Virginia) are December with an average of 3.62 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.17 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Buena Vista vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Buena Vista
The average monthly solar radiation level in Buena Vista, VA, of 5.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Buena Vista vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista
The Power of Solar in Buena Vista, VA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Buena Vista (va). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Buena Vista. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Buena Vista, VA
Buena Vista (VA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5494.2 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Buena Vista is August with an average of 505.46 kWhac, followed by July at 500.88 kWhac and May at 498.42 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Buena Vista (Virginia) are December with an average of 356.12 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 390.88 kWhac and January at 412.34 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Buena Vista
Buena Vista Electricity Costs
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Buena Vista Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Buena Vista, VA in Buena Vista County has an approximate population of 6,650. [6]
Buena Vista, VA 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.
