See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Story City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Story 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 Story City. [1]
Story City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.19 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Story City that are always titled at the latitude of Story City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.66 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.98 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.19 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 Story City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Story City, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Story City is July with an average of 6.24 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.06 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Story City (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.36 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Story City, IA, of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 26% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Story 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Story City, IA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Story City (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Story City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Story City (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5667.11 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Story City is July with an average of 578.9 kWhac, followed by August at 556.92 kWhac and June at 548.06 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Story City (Iowa) are December with an average of 341.17 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 357.12 kWhac and November at 367.13 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Story City, IA in Story County has an approximate population of 3,431. [6]
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