Based on historical Bluffton, IN data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bluffton.[1]
Bluffton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bluffton that are always titled at the latitude of Bluffton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.41 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and approximately 23% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.59 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 Bluffton
Solar Radiation Data in Bluffton, IN
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bluffton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bluffton, IN
Bluffton, IN has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bluffton is July with an average of 6.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.82 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bluffton (Indiana) are December with an average of 2.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.83 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bluffton vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bluffton
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bluffton, IN, of 4.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 19% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 30% 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: Bluffton vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bluffton 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 Bluffton
The Power of Solar in Bluffton, IN
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bluffton (in). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bluffton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bluffton, IN
Bluffton (IN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5333.77 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bluffton is July with an average of 554.26 kWhac, followed by August at 536.81 kWhac and June at 532.1 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bluffton (Indiana) are December with an average of 285.35 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 301.64 kWhac and November at 326.69 kWhac. [2]
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More about Bluffton
About Bluffton
The city of Bluffton, IN in Wells County has an approximate population of 9,897. [6]
Bluffton, IN Solar Energy
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