Based on historical Ste. Marie, 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 Ste. Marie.[1]
Ste. Marie has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.16 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.15 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ste. Marie that are always titled at the latitude of Ste. Marie (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.76 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.15 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 Ste. Marie
Solar Radiation Data in Ste. Marie, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ste. Marie.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ste. Marie, IL
Ste. Marie, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.93 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ste. Marie is August with an average of 6.16 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.93 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ste. Marie (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.45 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ste. Marie vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ste. Marie
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ste. Marie, IL, of 4.93 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% 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: Ste. Marie vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ste. Marie 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 Ste. Marie
The Power of Solar in Ste. Marie, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ste. Marie (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ste. Marie. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ste. Marie, IL
Ste. Marie (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5583.01 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ste. Marie is August with an average of 562.91 kWhac, followed by July at 544.82 kWhac and June at 537.99 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ste. Marie (Illinois) are December with an average of 310.28 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 357.49 kWhac and November at 387.89 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Ste. Marie
Ste. Marie Electricity Costs
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The village of Ste. Marie, IL in Jasper County has an approximate population of 244. [6]
Ste. Marie, IL Solar Energy
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About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.
