The month of July has the highest historical solar radition values in Windsor Heights with an average of 6.11 kWh/m2/day. [More]
Solar Panels in Windsor Heights
Solar panels in Windsor Heights that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]
Sunrise & Sunset in Windsor Heights
The total length of the day in Windsor Heights, IA today (December 21, 2024) will be 9 hours and 13 minutes. [More]
Solar Power in Windsor Heights, IA
Solar Energy Data in Windsor Heights, IA
See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Windsor Heights.
Based on historical Windsor Heights, 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 Windsor Heights.[1]
Windsor Heights has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Windsor Heights that are always titled at the latitude of Windsor Heights (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.72 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.02 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.24 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 Windsor Heights
Solar Radiation Data in Windsor Heights, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Windsor Heights.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Windsor Heights, IA
Windsor Heights, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Windsor Heights is July with an average of 6.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.98 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Windsor Heights (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.25 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.79 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Windsor Heights vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Windsor Heights
The average monthly solar radiation level in Windsor Heights, IA, of 4.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% 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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Solar Power: Windsor Heights vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Windsor Heights 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.
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Solar Power Output in Windsor Heights
The Power of Solar in Windsor Heights, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Windsor Heights (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Windsor Heights. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Windsor Heights, IA
Windsor Heights (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5723.65 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Windsor Heights is August with an average of 557.63 kWhac, followed by July at 556.81 kWhac and June at 543.69 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Windsor Heights (Iowa) are December with an average of 344.48 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 385.69 kWhac and January at 398.14 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Windsor Heights
Windsor Heights Electricity Costs
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More about Windsor Heights
About Windsor Heights
The city of Windsor Heights, IA in Polk County has an approximate population of 4,860. [6]
Windsor Heights, IA Solar Energy
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It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
