Based on historical Grant Park, 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 Grant Park.[1]
Grant Park has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Grant Park that are always titled at the latitude of Grant Park (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.47 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.7 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 Grant Park
Solar Radiation Data in Grant Park, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Grant Park.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Grant Park, IL
Grant Park, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Grant Park is July with an average of 6.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.91 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 Grant Park (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.64 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.38 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Grant Park vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Grant Park
The average monthly solar radiation level in Grant Park, IL, of 4.84 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: Grant Park vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Grant Park 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 Grant Park
The Power of Solar in Grant Park, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Grant Park (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Grant Park. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Grant Park, IL
Grant Park (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5544.07 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Grant Park is July with an average of 581.01 kWhac, followed by August at 544.74 kWhac and May at 534.32 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Grant Park (Illinois) are December with an average of 278.9 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 355.04 kWhac and February at 362.8 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Grant Park
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More about Grant Park
About Grant Park
The village of Grant Park, IL in Kankakee County has an approximate population of 1,331. [6]
Grant Park, IL Solar Energy
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The solar energy that strikes the Earth in one hour could provide all of the Earth's energy needs for a complete year.
