Based on historical Fredonia, 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 Fredonia.[1]
Fredonia has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Fredonia that are always titled at the latitude of Fredonia (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.62 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.98 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.05 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 Fredonia
Solar Radiation Data in Fredonia, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Fredonia.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Fredonia, IA
Fredonia, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Fredonia is August with an average of 6.01 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.97 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.95 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Fredonia (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.03 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.66 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Fredonia vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Fredonia
The average monthly solar radiation level in Fredonia, IA, of 4.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 24% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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: Fredonia vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Fredonia 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 Fredonia
The Power of Solar in Fredonia, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Fredonia (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Fredonia. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Fredonia, IA
Fredonia (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5617.27 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Fredonia is July with an average of 554.31 kWhac, followed by August at 553.07 kWhac and September at 543.21 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Fredonia (Iowa) are December with an average of 320.81 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 369.43 kWhac and November at 369.62 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Fredonia
Fredonia Electricity Costs
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More about Fredonia
About Fredonia
The city of Fredonia, IA in Louisa County has an approximate population of 244. [6]
Fredonia, IA Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Fredonia, IA, or for more solar-related resources for Fredonia, 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.