Based on historical Sugar Grove, 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 Sugar Grove.[1]
Sugar Grove has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sugar Grove that are always titled at the latitude of Sugar Grove (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.47 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.88 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.76 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 Sugar Grove
Solar Radiation Data in Sugar Grove, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sugar Grove.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sugar Grove, IL
Sugar Grove, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sugar Grove is July with an average of 6.13 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.91 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sugar Grove (Illinois) are December with an average of 2.83 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.08 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sugar Grove vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sugar Grove
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sugar Grove, IL, of 4.79 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 28% 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: Sugar Grove vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sugar Grove 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 Sugar Grove
The Power of Solar in Sugar Grove, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sugar Grove (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sugar Grove. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sugar Grove, IL
Sugar Grove (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5504.94 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sugar Grove is July with an average of 564.51 kWhac, followed by August at 546.63 kWhac and June at 539.87 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sugar Grove (Illinois) are December with an average of 300.55 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 322.54 kWhac and January at 329.62 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sugar Grove
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More about Sugar Grove
About Sugar Grove
The village of Sugar Grove, IL in Kane County has an approximate population of 8,997. [6]
Sugar Grove, IL Solar Energy
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