Based on historical Viola, 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 Viola.[1]
Viola has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.02 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Viola that are always titled at the latitude of Viola (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.61 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.98 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.02 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 Viola
Solar Radiation Data in Viola, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Viola.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Viola, IL
Viola, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Viola is July with an average of 6.3 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.93 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Viola (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.45 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Viola vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Viola
The average monthly solar radiation level in Viola, IL, of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Viola vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Viola 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 Viola
The Power of Solar in Viola, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Viola (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Viola. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Viola, IL
Viola (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5543.15 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Viola is July with an average of 577.79 kWhac, followed by September at 540.38 kWhac and August at 535.4 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Viola (Illinois) are December with an average of 324.44 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 355.24 kWhac and January at 361.74 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Viola
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More about Viola
About Viola
The village of Viola, IL in Mercer County has an approximate population of 955. [6]
Viola, IL Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.