Based on historical 62037 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 62037.[1]
The region associated with 62037 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 62037 that are always titled at the latitude of Grafton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.88 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.22 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.41 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 62037
Solar Radiation Data in 62037
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 62037.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 62037
The region associated with 62037 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 62037 is August with an average of 6.2 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.11 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 62037 are December with an average of 3.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.18 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 62037 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 62037
The average monthly solar radiation level in 62037, of 5.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 31% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 62037 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 62037 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.
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Solar Power Output in 62037
The Power of Solar in 62037
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 62037. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 62037. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 62037
62037 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5783.44 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 62037 is August with an average of 570.35 kWhac, followed by July at 557.1 kWhac and June at 538.24 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 62037 are December with an average of 316.03 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 400.3 kWhac and November at 401.96 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 62037 is associated with the city of Grafton in Jersey County in Illinois.
62037 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 62037, or for more solar-related resources for IL, check out 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.