Based on historical Dunfermline, 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 Dunfermline.[1]
Dunfermline has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Dunfermline that are always titled at the latitude of Dunfermline (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.71 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.06 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.11 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 Dunfermline
Solar Radiation Data in Dunfermline, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Dunfermline.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Dunfermline, IL
Dunfermline, 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 Dunfermline is July with an average of 6.08 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Dunfermline (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.42 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Dunfermline vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Dunfermline
The average monthly solar radiation level in Dunfermline, 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: Dunfermline vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Dunfermline 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 Dunfermline
The Power of Solar in Dunfermline, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Dunfermline (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Dunfermline. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Dunfermline, IL
Dunfermline (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5537.06 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Dunfermline is July with an average of 560.41 kWhac, followed by August at 549.05 kWhac and September at 536.29 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Dunfermline (Illinois) are December with an average of 313.04 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 348.91 kWhac and January at 357.39 kWhac. [2]
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More about Dunfermline
About Dunfermline
The village of Dunfermline, IL in Fulton County has an approximate population of 300. [6]
Dunfermline, IL Solar Energy
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