Based on historical Port Byron, 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 Port Byron.[1]
Port Byron has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.91 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately equal to the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Port Byron that are always titled at the latitude of Port Byron (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.53 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.91 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.91 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 Port Byron
Solar Radiation Data in Port Byron, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Port Byron.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Port Byron, IL
Port Byron, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Port Byron is July with an average of 6.12 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.88 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Port Byron (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.08 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.15 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Port Byron vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Port Byron
The average monthly solar radiation level in Port Byron, IL, of 4.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Port Byron vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Port Byron 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 Port Byron
The Power of Solar in Port Byron, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Port Byron (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Port Byron. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Port Byron, IL
Port Byron (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5549.88 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Port Byron is July with an average of 571.22 kWhac, followed by August at 543.84 kWhac and September at 537.42 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Port Byron (Illinois) are December with an average of 326.31 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 334.88 kWhac and November at 375.14 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Port Byron
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More about Port Byron
About Port Byron
The village of Port Byron, IL in Rock Island County has an approximate population of 1,647. [6]
Port Byron, IL Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Port Byron, IL, or for more solar-related resources for Port Byron, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
