Based on historical Harvel, 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 Harvel.[1]
Harvel has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.23 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Harvel that are always titled at the latitude of Harvel (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.78 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.23 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 Harvel
Solar Radiation Data in Harvel, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Harvel.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Harvel, IL
Harvel, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Harvel is July with an average of 6.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.03 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Harvel (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.57 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.02 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Harvel vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Harvel
The average monthly solar radiation level in Harvel, IL, of 4.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% 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: Harvel vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Harvel 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 Harvel
The Power of Solar in Harvel, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Harvel (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Harvel. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Harvel, IL
Harvel (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5696.66 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Harvel is July with an average of 577.05 kWhac, followed by August at 556.26 kWhac and June at 534.73 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Harvel (Illinois) are December with an average of 323.26 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 369.21 kWhac and February at 377.59 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Harvel
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More about Harvel
About Harvel
The village of Harvel, IL in Montgomery County has an approximate population of 223. [6]
Harvel, 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.