Based on historical Claflin, KS data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Claflin.[1]
Claflin has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Claflin that are always titled at the latitude of Claflin (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.47 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.64 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.38 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 Claflin
Solar Radiation Data in Claflin, KS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Claflin.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Claflin, KS
Claflin, KS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Claflin is August with an average of 6.55 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.42 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Claflin (Kansas) are December with an average of 4.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.71 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Claflin vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Claflin
The average monthly solar radiation level in Claflin, KS, of 5.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 44% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 15% 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: Claflin vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Claflin 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 Claflin
The Power of Solar in Claflin, KS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Claflin (ks). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Claflin. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Claflin, KS
Claflin (KS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6411.75 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Claflin is August with an average of 602.09 kWhac, followed by June at 582.19 kWhac and July at 579.38 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Claflin (Kansas) are December with an average of 436.61 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 470.64 kWhac and February at 475.66 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Claflin
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The city of Claflin, KS in Barton County has an approximate population of 645. [6]
Claflin, KS 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.