Based on historical Markham, 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 Markham.[1]
Markham has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.74 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Markham that are always titled at the latitude of Markham (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.51 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.74 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 Markham
Solar Radiation Data in Markham, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Markham.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Markham, IL
Markham, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Markham is July with an average of 6.08 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.03 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.03 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Markham (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.1 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.49 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Markham vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Markham
The average monthly solar radiation level in Markham, IL, of 4.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 28% 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: Markham vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Markham 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 Markham
The Power of Solar in Markham, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Markham (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Markham. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Markham, IL
Markham (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5512.75 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Markham is July with an average of 564.97 kWhac, followed by August at 559.59 kWhac and May at 553.99 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Markham (Illinois) are December with an average of 300.03 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 326.66 kWhac and November at 343.01 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Markham
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More about Markham
About Markham
The city of Markham, IL in Cook County has an approximate population of 12,508. [6]
Markham, 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.