Based on historical Sparland, 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 Sparland.[1]
Sparland has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sparland that are always titled at the latitude of Sparland (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.57 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.96 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.9 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 Sparland
Solar Radiation Data in Sparland, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sparland.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sparland, IL
Sparland, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sparland is July with an average of 6.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.04 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sparland (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.51 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sparland vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sparland
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sparland, IL, of 4.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 24% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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: Sparland vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sparland 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 Sparland
The Power of Solar in Sparland, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sparland (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sparland. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sparland, IL
Sparland (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5577.15 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sparland is July with an average of 558.9 kWhac, followed by September at 552.69 kWhac and August at 545.16 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sparland (Illinois) are December with an average of 317.99 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 367.79 kWhac and November at 376.24 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sparland
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More about Sparland
About Sparland
The village of Sparland, IL in Marshall County has an approximate population of 406. [6]
Sparland, IL Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Sparland, IL, or for more solar-related resources for Sparland, 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.