Based on historical Orange City, 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 Orange City.[1]
Orange City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Orange City that are always titled at the latitude of Orange City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.74 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.02 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.43 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 Orange City
Solar Radiation Data in Orange City, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Orange City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Orange City, IA
Orange City, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Orange City is July with an average of 6.33 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.3 kWh/m2/day and June at 6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Orange City (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.17 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.48 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Orange City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Orange City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Orange City, IA, of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Orange City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Orange City 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 Orange City
The Power of Solar in Orange City, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Orange City (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Orange City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Orange City, IA
Orange City (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5820.27 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Orange City is July with an average of 588.59 kWhac, followed by August at 582.94 kWhac and May at 572.4 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Orange City (Iowa) are December with an average of 330.54 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 364.45 kWhac and February at 394.49 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Orange City
Orange City Electricity Costs
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Orange City Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Orange City, IA in Sioux County has an approximate population of 6,004. [6]
Orange City, IA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
