{"id":96950,"date":"2021-12-07T09:35:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=96950"},"modified":"2021-12-08T17:26:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T22:26:29","slug":"key-solar-energy-measurement-terms-irradiance-insolation-tsrf-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/12\/key-solar-energy-measurement-terms-irradiance-insolation-tsrf-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Key solar energy measurement terms: Irradiance, insolation, TSRF, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-96954\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-december2021-article2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-december2021-article2.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-december2021-article2-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-december2021-article2-357x238.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Gwen Brown, Senior Content Marketer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aurora Solar<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you work in the solar industry, you know that the amount of solar energy available at a proposed project site is one of the most fundamental factors for determining whether installing solar makes sense for a customer. Obviously, the amount of solar energy\u2014also referred to as irradiance or insolation\u2014where the array will be sited will determine how much energy it can potentially produce.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of different metrics for expressing the amount of solar energy at a given location, however. Whether you\u2019re new to the industry or are just looking for a refresher on some of the key terms and metrics for expressing how much sunlight will reach your solar array, today\u2019s article has you covered.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/blog\/key-solar-energy-terms-irradiance-insolation-tsrf-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read the full story on Aurora Solar\u2019s website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gwen Brown, Senior Content Marketer, Aurora Solar If you work in the solar industry, you know that the amount of solar energy available at a proposed project site is one of the most fundamental factors for determining whether installing solar makes sense for a customer. 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