Based on historical Grand Tower, 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 Grand Tower.[1]
Grand Tower has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately equal to the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Grand Tower that are always titled at the latitude of Grand Tower (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.78 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.2 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.2 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 Grand Tower
Solar Radiation Data in Grand Tower, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Grand Tower.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Grand Tower, IL
Grand Tower, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.1 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Grand Tower is June with an average of 6.01 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.96 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.96 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Grand Tower (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.86 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.29 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Grand Tower vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Grand Tower
The average monthly solar radiation level in Grand Tower, IL, of 5.1 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Grand Tower vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Grand Tower 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 Grand Tower
The Power of Solar in Grand Tower, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Grand Tower (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Grand Tower. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Grand Tower, IL
Grand Tower (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5706.72 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Grand Tower is August with an average of 544.32 kWhac, followed by July at 541.68 kWhac and June at 535.21 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Grand Tower (Illinois) are December with an average of 330.36 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 395.23 kWhac and November at 405.23 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Grand Tower
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The city of Grand Tower, IL in Jackson County has an approximate population of 605. [6]
Grand Tower, 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.
