Based on historical Ripley, 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 Ripley.[1]
Ripley has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ripley that are always titled at the latitude of Ripley (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.79 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.12 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.24 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 Ripley
Solar Radiation Data in Ripley, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ripley.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ripley, IL
Ripley, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ripley is July with an average of 6.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.04 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 Ripley (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.32 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.82 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ripley vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ripley
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ripley, IL, of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% 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: Ripley vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ripley 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 Ripley
The Power of Solar in Ripley, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ripley (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ripley. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ripley, IL
Ripley (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5746.02 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ripley is July with an average of 553.78 kWhac, followed by June at 543.09 kWhac and September at 540.55 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ripley (Illinois) are December with an average of 342.23 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 397.03 kWhac and November at 400.55 kWhac. [2]
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More about Ripley
About Ripley
The village of Ripley, IL in Brown County has an approximate population of 86. [6]
Ripley, 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.