Based on historical Clearfield, 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 Clearfield.[1]
Clearfield has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Clearfield that are always titled at the latitude of Clearfield (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.81 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.12 kWh/m2/day and approximately 9% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.41 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 Clearfield
Solar Radiation Data in Clearfield, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Clearfield.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Clearfield, IA
Clearfield, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Clearfield is July with an average of 6.18 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.05 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 Clearfield (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.54 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.67 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.03 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Clearfield vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Clearfield
The average monthly solar radiation level in Clearfield, IA, of 5.09 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: Clearfield vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Clearfield 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 Clearfield
The Power of Solar in Clearfield, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Clearfield (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Clearfield. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Clearfield, IA
Clearfield (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5810.64 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Clearfield is July with an average of 570.73 kWhac, followed by September at 554.52 kWhac and August at 554.19 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Clearfield (Iowa) are December with an average of 372.38 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 387.49 kWhac and November at 395.79 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Clearfield
Clearfield Electricity Costs
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The city of Clearfield, IA in Taylor County has an approximate population of 363. [6]
Clearfield, IA 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.
