Based on historical Cahokia, 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 Cahokia.[1]
Cahokia has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Cahokia that are always titled at the latitude of Cahokia (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.86 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.21 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.32 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 Cahokia
Solar Radiation Data in Cahokia, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Cahokia.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Cahokia, IL
Cahokia, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Cahokia is August with an average of 6.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.06 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Cahokia (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.3 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.63 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Cahokia vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Cahokia
The average monthly solar radiation level in Cahokia, IL, of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% 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: Cahokia vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Cahokia 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 Cahokia
The Power of Solar in Cahokia, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Cahokia (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Cahokia. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Cahokia, IL
Cahokia (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5696.05 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Cahokia is August with an average of 557.04 kWhac, followed by July at 538.29 kWhac and September at 536.47 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Cahokia (Illinois) are December with an average of 344.41 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 372.02 kWhac and February at 390.84 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Cahokia
Cahokia Electricity Costs
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The village of Cahokia, IL in Saint Clair County has an approximate population of 15,241. [6]
Cahokia, 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.