Based on historical Wiota, 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 Wiota.[1]
Wiota has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.34 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wiota that are always titled at the latitude of Wiota (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.76 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.06 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.34 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 Wiota
Solar Radiation Data in Wiota, IA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wiota.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wiota, IA
Wiota, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Wiota is June with an average of 6.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.03 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wiota (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.63 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wiota vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wiota
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wiota, IA, of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 29% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Wiota vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wiota 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 Wiota
The Power of Solar in Wiota, IA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wiota (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wiota. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wiota, IA
Wiota (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5833.12 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wiota is July with an average of 560.04 kWhac, followed by August at 559.02 kWhac and September at 552.95 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wiota (Iowa) are December with an average of 362.96 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 379.94 kWhac and February at 386.56 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Wiota
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More about Wiota
About Wiota
The city of Wiota, IA in Cass County has an approximate population of 116. [6]
Wiota, 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.