Based on historical Lacon, 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 Lacon.[1]
Lacon has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Lacon that are always titled at the latitude of Lacon (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.57 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.96 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.9 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 Lacon
Solar Radiation Data in Lacon, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Lacon.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Lacon, IL
Lacon, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.87 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Lacon is July with an average of 6.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.87 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Lacon (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.08 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.52 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Lacon vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Lacon
The average monthly solar radiation level in Lacon, IL, of 4.87 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 24% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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: Lacon vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Lacon 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 Lacon
The Power of Solar in Lacon, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Lacon (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Lacon. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Lacon, IL
Lacon (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5588.4 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Lacon is July with an average of 558.58 kWhac, followed by August at 541.38 kWhac and September at 535.11 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Lacon (Illinois) are December with an average of 320.7 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 355.14 kWhac and January at 373.79 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Lacon
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More about Lacon
About Lacon
The city of Lacon, IL in Marshall County has an approximate population of 1,937. [6]
Lacon, IL Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Lacon, IL, or for more solar-related resources for Lacon, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.