Based on historical Shellsburg, 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 Shellsburg.[1]
Shellsburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Shellsburg that are always titled at the latitude of Shellsburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.49 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.88 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.93 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 Shellsburg
Solar Radiation Data in Shellsburg, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Shellsburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Shellsburg, IA
Shellsburg, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Shellsburg is July with an average of 6.03 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.99 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Shellsburg (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.29 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Shellsburg vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Shellsburg
The average monthly solar radiation level in Shellsburg, IA, of 4.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% 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: Shellsburg vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Shellsburg 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 Shellsburg
The Power of Solar in Shellsburg, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Shellsburg (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Shellsburg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Shellsburg, IA
Shellsburg (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5651.54 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Shellsburg is July with an average of 563.04 kWhac, followed by September at 542.86 kWhac and May at 537.1 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Shellsburg (Iowa) are December with an average of 342.12 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 346.53 kWhac and November at 385.28 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Shellsburg
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The city of Shellsburg, IA in Benton County has an approximate population of 983. [6]
Shellsburg, 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.
