Based on historical Frankfort, 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 Frankfort.[1]
Frankfort has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.69 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Frankfort that are always titled at the latitude of Frankfort (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.48 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.88 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.69 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 Frankfort
Solar Radiation Data in Frankfort, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Frankfort.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Frankfort, IL
Frankfort, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Frankfort is July with an average of 5.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.88 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 Frankfort (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.71 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.46 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Frankfort vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Frankfort
The average monthly solar radiation level in Frankfort, IL, of 4.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 28% 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: Frankfort vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Frankfort 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 Frankfort
The Power of Solar in Frankfort, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Frankfort (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Frankfort. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Frankfort, IL
Frankfort (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5496.25 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Frankfort is July with an average of 551.32 kWhac, followed by May at 544.95 kWhac and August at 544.53 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Frankfort (Illinois) are December with an average of 286.43 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 350.18 kWhac and January at 361.47 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Frankfort
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More about Frankfort
About Frankfort
The village of Frankfort, IL in Will County has an approximate population of 17,782. [6]
Frankfort, IL Solar Energy
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