Based on historical Bellwood, 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 Bellwood.[1]
Bellwood has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.87 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bellwood that are always titled at the latitude of Bellwood (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.5 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.87 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.71 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 Bellwood
Solar Radiation Data in Bellwood, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bellwood.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bellwood, IL
Bellwood, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bellwood is June with an average of 5.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.93 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bellwood (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.31 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bellwood vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bellwood
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bellwood, IL, of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Bellwood vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bellwood 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 Bellwood
The Power of Solar in Bellwood, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bellwood (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bellwood. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bellwood, IL
Bellwood (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5568.2 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bellwood is July with an average of 550.95 kWhac, followed by June at 546.1 kWhac and August at 543.88 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bellwood (Illinois) are December with an average of 308.78 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 346.56 kWhac and January at 354.99 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bellwood
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The village of Bellwood, IL in Cook County has an approximate population of 19,071. [6]
Bellwood, IL Solar Energy
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