Based on historical Metropolis, 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 Metropolis.[1]
Metropolis has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Metropolis that are always titled at the latitude of Metropolis (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.81 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.24 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.17 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 Metropolis
Solar Radiation Data in Metropolis, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Metropolis.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Metropolis, IL
Metropolis, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.08 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Metropolis is August with an average of 6.17 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.12 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Metropolis (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.41 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.99 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Metropolis vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Metropolis
The average monthly solar radiation level in Metropolis, IL, of 5.08 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 29% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Metropolis vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Metropolis 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 Metropolis
The Power of Solar in Metropolis, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Metropolis (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Metropolis. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Metropolis, IL
Metropolis (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5729.04 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Metropolis is August with an average of 561.32 kWhac, followed by July at 559.95 kWhac and May at 536.49 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Metropolis (Illinois) are December with an average of 346.78 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 368.1 kWhac and November at 397.88 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Metropolis
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More about Metropolis
About Metropolis
The city of Metropolis, IL in Massac County has an approximate population of 6,537. [6]
Metropolis, 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.
