Based on historical Zeigler, 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 Zeigler.[1]
Zeigler has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.28 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Zeigler that are always titled at the latitude of Zeigler (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.85 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.24 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.28 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 Zeigler
Solar Radiation Data in Zeigler, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Zeigler.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Zeigler, IL
Zeigler, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Zeigler is August with an average of 6.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.92 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Zeigler (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.24 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.81 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Zeigler vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Zeigler
The average monthly solar radiation level in Zeigler, IL, of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 29% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Zeigler vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Zeigler 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 Zeigler
The Power of Solar in Zeigler, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Zeigler (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Zeigler. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Zeigler, IL
Zeigler (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5741.86 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Zeigler is August with an average of 563.53 kWhac, followed by June at 535.76 kWhac and October at 532.41 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Zeigler (Illinois) are December with an average of 329.29 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 389.55 kWhac and February at 406.09 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Zeigler
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The city of Zeigler, IL in Franklin County has an approximate population of 1,801. [6]
Zeigler, 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.