See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Laurel.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Laurel, 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 Laurel. [1]
Laurel has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.12 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Laurel that are always titled at the latitude of Laurel (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.6 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.96 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.12 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Laurel.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Laurel, 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 Laurel is July with an average of 6.24 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Laurel (Iowa) are December with an average of 2.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.08 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Laurel, 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Laurel 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Laurel, IA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Laurel (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Laurel. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Laurel (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5625.9 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Laurel is July with an average of 576.1 kWhac, followed by August at 559.33 kWhac and June at 545.37 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Laurel (Iowa) are December with an average of 306.27 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 327.4 kWhac and February at 361.06 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Laurel, IA in Marshall County has an approximate population of 239. [6]
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