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The angular position of the sun at solar noon with respect to the plane of the equator.
Industry:Energy
The annual solar savings of a solar building is the energy savings attributable to a solar feature relative to the energy requirements of a non-solar building.
Industry:Energy
The apparent angle of the sun north or south of the earth's equatorial plane. The earth's rotation on its axis causes a daily change in the declination.
Industry:Energy
The approximate energy producing capacity of a power plant, under specified conditions, usually during periods of highest load.
Industry:Energy
The arithmetic wind speed over a specified time period and height above the ground (the majority of U.S. National Weather Service anemometers are at 20 feet (6.1 meters).
Industry:Energy
The average amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth's upper atmosphere on a surface perpendicular to the sun's rays; equal to 1353 Watts per square meter or 492 Btu per square foot.
Industry:Energy
The average power output of a wind energy conversion system at a given mean wind speed based on a Raleigh frequency distribution.
Industry:Energy
