Based on historical Waverly, 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 Waverly.[1]
Waverly has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.87 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.98 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Waverly that are always titled at the latitude of Waverly (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.51 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.87 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.98 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 Waverly
Solar Radiation Data in Waverly, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Waverly.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Waverly, IA
Waverly, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Waverly is July with an average of 6.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.02 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.02 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Waverly (Iowa) are December with an average of 2.97 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.44 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.68 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Waverly vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Waverly
The average monthly solar radiation level in Waverly, IA, of 4.86 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).
Solar Power: Waverly vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Waverly 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 Waverly
The Power of Solar in Waverly, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Waverly (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Waverly. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Waverly, IA
Waverly (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5584.19 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Waverly is August with an average of 565.14 kWhac, followed by July at 563.57 kWhac and June at 553.36 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Waverly (Iowa) are December with an average of 312.38 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 363.29 kWhac and January at 363.29 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Waverly
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The city of Waverly, IA in Bremer County has an approximate population of 9,874. [6]
Waverly, IA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.