Based on historical New Salem, 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 New Salem.[1]
New Salem has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.14 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.28 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in New Salem that are always titled at the latitude of New Salem (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.81 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.14 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.28 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 New Salem
Solar Radiation Data in New Salem, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in New Salem.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for New Salem, IL
New Salem, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in New Salem is July with an average of 6.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.14 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in New Salem (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.15 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.8 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: New Salem vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in New Salem
The average monthly solar radiation level in New Salem, IL, of 5.01 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 24% 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: New Salem vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average New Salem 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 New Salem
The Power of Solar in New Salem, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for New Salem (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in New Salem. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for New Salem, IL
New Salem (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5672.77 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in New Salem is July with an average of 565.29 kWhac, followed by August at 560.68 kWhac and June at 527.5 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in New Salem (Illinois) are December with an average of 327.14 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 386.22 kWhac and January at 394.62 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in New Salem
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The village of New Salem, IL in Pike County has an approximate population of 137. [6]
New Salem, 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.