Based on historical Bluffs, 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 Bluffs.[1]
Bluffs has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bluffs that are always titled at the latitude of Bluffs (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.8 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.13 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.24 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 Bluffs
Solar Radiation Data in Bluffs, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bluffs.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bluffs, IL
Bluffs, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bluffs is August with an average of 6.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.23 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bluffs (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.02 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.5 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bluffs vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bluffs
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bluffs, IL, of 5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Bluffs vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bluffs 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 Bluffs
The Power of Solar in Bluffs, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bluffs (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bluffs. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bluffs, IL
Bluffs (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5653.69 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bluffs is August with an average of 571.22 kWhac, followed by July at 566.11 kWhac and May at 529.83 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bluffs (Illinois) are December with an average of 314.14 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 363.9 kWhac and November at 398.5 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bluffs
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The village of Bluffs, IL in Scott County has an approximate population of 715. [6]
Bluffs, 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.