Based on historical Clarinda, IA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Clarinda.[1]
Clarinda has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.16 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.49 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Clarinda that are always titled at the latitude of Clarinda (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.87 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.49 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 Clarinda
Solar Radiation Data in Clarinda, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Clarinda.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Clarinda, IA
Clarinda, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Clarinda is July with an average of 6.36 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.06 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Clarinda (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.25 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.76 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Clarinda vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Clarinda
The average monthly solar radiation level in Clarinda, IA, of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Clarinda vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Clarinda 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 Clarinda
The Power of Solar in Clarinda, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Clarinda (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Clarinda. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Clarinda, IA
Clarinda (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5846.99 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Clarinda is July with an average of 576.73 kWhac, followed by September at 554.38 kWhac and August at 553.48 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Clarinda (Iowa) are December with an average of 340.94 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 391.27 kWhac and February at 409.87 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Clarinda
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More about Clarinda
About Clarinda
The city of Clarinda, IA in Page County has an approximate population of 5,572. [6]
Clarinda, IA Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Clarinda, IA, or for more solar-related resources for Clarinda, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.