Based on historical Diamond, 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 Diamond.[1]
Diamond has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.91 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Diamond that are always titled at the latitude of Diamond (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.49 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.91 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.77 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 Diamond
Solar Radiation Data in Diamond, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Diamond.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Diamond, IL
Diamond, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.85 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Diamond is July with an average of 6.12 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.87 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Diamond (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.88 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.35 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Diamond vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Diamond
The average monthly solar radiation level in Diamond, IL, of 4.85 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: Diamond vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Diamond 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 Diamond
The Power of Solar in Diamond, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Diamond (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Diamond. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Diamond, IL
Diamond (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5559.5 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Diamond is July with an average of 566.5 kWhac, followed by August at 542.36 kWhac and June at 530.05 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Diamond (Illinois) are December with an average of 304.18 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 349.83 kWhac and November at 378.05 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Diamond
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The village of Diamond, IL in Grundy County has an approximate population of 2,527. [6]
Diamond, IL Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.