Based on historical Shabbona, 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 Shabbona.[1]
Shabbona has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.87 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Shabbona that are always titled at the latitude of Shabbona (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.45 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.87 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.78 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 Shabbona
Solar Radiation Data in Shabbona, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Shabbona.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Shabbona, IL
Shabbona, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Shabbona is July with an average of 6.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.88 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Shabbona (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.04 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Shabbona vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Shabbona
The average monthly solar radiation level in Shabbona, IL, of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% 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]
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Solar Power: Shabbona vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Shabbona 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 Shabbona
The Power of Solar in Shabbona, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Shabbona (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Shabbona. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Shabbona, IL
Shabbona (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5514.29 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Shabbona is July with an average of 554.93 kWhac, followed by May at 545.94 kWhac and August at 544.43 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Shabbona (Illinois) are December with an average of 284.39 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 323.25 kWhac and November at 360.85 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Shabbona
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The village of Shabbona, IL in DeKalb County has an approximate population of 925. [6]
Shabbona, 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.