Based on historical Longview, 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 Longview.[1]
Longview has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Longview that are always titled at the latitude of Longview (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.67 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.06 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.01 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 Longview
Solar Radiation Data in Longview, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Longview.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Longview, IL
Longview, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Longview is August with an average of 6.19 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.04 kWh/m2/day and June at 6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Longview (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.62 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Longview vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Longview
The average monthly solar radiation level in Longview, IL, of 4.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 26% 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]
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Solar Power: Longview vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Longview 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 Longview
The Power of Solar in Longview, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Longview (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Longview. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Longview, IL
Longview (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5652.52 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Longview is August with an average of 572.45 kWhac, followed by July at 560.99 kWhac and June at 542.23 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Longview (Illinois) are December with an average of 291.85 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 375.57 kWhac and November at 381.34 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Longview
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The village of Longview, IL in Champaign County has an approximate population of 153. [6]
Longview, IL Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.