Based on historical Mount Zion, 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 Mount Zion.[1]
Mount Zion has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.11 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Mount Zion that are always titled at the latitude of Mount Zion (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.74 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.11 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.16 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 Mount Zion
Solar Radiation Data in Mount Zion, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Mount Zion.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Mount Zion, IL
Mount Zion, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Mount Zion is July with an average of 6.08 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.08 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Mount Zion (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.6 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Mount Zion vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Mount Zion
The average monthly solar radiation level in Mount Zion, IL, of 4.98 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: Mount Zion vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Mount Zion 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 Mount Zion
The Power of Solar in Mount Zion, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Mount Zion (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Mount Zion. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Mount Zion, IL
Mount Zion (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5697.98 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Mount Zion is August with an average of 564.44 kWhac, followed by July at 556.08 kWhac and September at 544.52 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Mount Zion (Illinois) are December with an average of 324.1 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 375.4 kWhac and November at 388.72 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Mount Zion
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More about Mount Zion
About Mount Zion
The village of Mount Zion, IL in Macon County has an approximate population of 5,833. [6]
Mount Zion, IL Solar Energy
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