Based on historical Carrollton, 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 Carrollton.[1]
Carrollton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.31 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Carrollton that are always titled at the latitude of Carrollton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.83 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.18 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.31 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 Carrollton
Solar Radiation Data in Carrollton, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Carrollton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Carrollton, IL
Carrollton, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.03 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Carrollton is August with an average of 6.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.18 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Carrollton (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.71 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Carrollton vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Carrollton
The average monthly solar radiation level in Carrollton, IL, of 5.03 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: Carrollton vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Carrollton 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 Carrollton
The Power of Solar in Carrollton, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Carrollton (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Carrollton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Carrollton, IL
Carrollton (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5709.14 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Carrollton is August with an average of 569.53 kWhac, followed by July at 562.23 kWhac and May at 528.73 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Carrollton (Illinois) are December with an average of 338.18 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 382.31 kWhac and February at 394.04 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Carrollton
Carrollton Electricity Costs
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Carrollton Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Carrollton, IL in Greene County has an approximate population of 2,484. [6]
Carrollton, IL Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.
