Based on historical Kimballton, 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 Kimballton.[1]
Kimballton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.08 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Kimballton that are always titled at the latitude of Kimballton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.78 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.08 kWh/m2/day and approximately 9% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.4 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 Kimballton
Solar Radiation Data in Kimballton, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Kimballton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Kimballton, IA
Kimballton, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.07 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Kimballton is August with an average of 6.15 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.12 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Kimballton (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.49 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.53 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Kimballton vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Kimballton
The average monthly solar radiation level in Kimballton, IA, of 5.07 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: Kimballton vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Kimballton 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 Kimballton
The Power of Solar in Kimballton, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Kimballton (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Kimballton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Kimballton, IA
Kimballton (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5825.66 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Kimballton is August with an average of 569.06 kWhac, followed by July at 568.76 kWhac and September at 551.78 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Kimballton (Iowa) are December with an average of 363.43 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 370.74 kWhac and November at 384.15 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Kimballton
Kimballton Electricity Costs
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The city of Kimballton, IA in Audubon County has an approximate population of 322. [6]
Kimballton, 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.
