Based on historical Park Forest, IL data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Park Forest.[1]
Park Forest has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Park Forest that are always titled at the latitude of Park Forest (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.48 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.89 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.72 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 Park Forest
Solar Radiation Data in Park Forest, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Park Forest.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Park Forest, IL
Park Forest, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Park Forest is July with an average of 6.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.81 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Park Forest (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.94 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.17 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Park Forest vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Park Forest
The average monthly solar radiation level in Park Forest, IL, of 4.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 28% 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: Park Forest vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Park Forest 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 Park Forest
The Power of Solar in Park Forest, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Park Forest (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Park Forest. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Park Forest, IL
Park Forest (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5503.34 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Park Forest is July with an average of 563.08 kWhac, followed by August at 541.39 kWhac and June at 524.77 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Park Forest (Illinois) are December with an average of 309.15 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 338.49 kWhac and November at 354.97 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Park Forest
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The village of Park Forest, IL in Cook County has an approximate population of 21,975. [6]
Park Forest, IL 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.
