The month of July has the highest historical solar radition values in Prophetstown with an average of 5.99 kWh/m2/day. [More]
Solar Panels in Prophetstown
Solar panels in Prophetstown that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]
Sunrise & Sunset in Prophetstown
The total length of the day in Prophetstown, IL today (December 21, 2024) will be 9 hours and 12 minutes. [More]
Solar Power in Prophetstown, IL
Solar Energy Data in Prophetstown, IL
See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Prophetstown.
Based on historical Prophetstown, 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 Prophetstown.[1]
Prophetstown has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Prophetstown that are always titled at the latitude of Prophetstown (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.53 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.92 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 Prophetstown
Solar Radiation Data in Prophetstown, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Prophetstown.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Prophetstown, IL
Prophetstown, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Prophetstown is July with an average of 5.99 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.91 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Prophetstown (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.29 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Prophetstown vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Prophetstown
The average monthly solar radiation level in Prophetstown, IL, of 4.82 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: Prophetstown vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Prophetstown 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 Prophetstown
The Power of Solar in Prophetstown, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Prophetstown (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Prophetstown. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Prophetstown, IL
Prophetstown (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5527.06 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Prophetstown is July with an average of 547.32 kWhac, followed by May at 541.3 kWhac and September at 536.99 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Prophetstown (Illinois) are December with an average of 297.24 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 343.6 kWhac and November at 347.93 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Prophetstown
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More about Prophetstown
About Prophetstown
The city of Prophetstown, IL in Whiteside County has an approximate population of 2,080. [6]
Prophetstown, 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.
