Based on historical Panora, 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 Panora.[1]
Panora has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.31 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Panora that are always titled at the latitude of Panora (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.75 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.05 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.31 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 Panora
Solar Radiation Data in Panora, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Panora.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Panora, IA
Panora, 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 Panora is July with an average of 6.18 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.12 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Panora (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.19 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.58 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.15 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Panora vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Panora
The average monthly solar radiation level in Panora, 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: Panora vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Panora 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 Panora
The Power of Solar in Panora, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Panora (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Panora. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Panora, IA
Panora (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5788.22 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Panora is July with an average of 565.7 kWhac, followed by June at 553.24 kWhac and August at 552.06 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Panora (Iowa) are December with an average of 333.09 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 377.86 kWhac and February at 383.39 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Panora
Panora Electricity Costs
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Panora Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Panora, IA in Guthrie County has an approximate population of 1,124. [6]
Panora, 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.