Based on historical Anchor, 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 Anchor.[1]
Anchor has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.98 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Anchor that are always titled at the latitude of Anchor (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.64 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.02 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.98 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 Anchor
Solar Radiation Data in Anchor, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Anchor.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Anchor, IL
Anchor, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Anchor is July with an average of 6.2 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.06 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.02 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Anchor (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.02 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.34 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Anchor vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Anchor
The average monthly solar radiation level in Anchor, IL, of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 26% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% 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: Anchor vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Anchor 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 Anchor
The Power of Solar in Anchor, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Anchor (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Anchor. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Anchor, IL
Anchor (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5670.77 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Anchor is July with an average of 568.63 kWhac, followed by September at 555.12 kWhac and August at 552.9 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Anchor (Illinois) are December with an average of 313.51 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 353.83 kWhac and February at 375.03 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Anchor
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More about Anchor
About Anchor
The village of Anchor, IL in McLean County has an approximate population of 146. [6]
Anchor, 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.