Based on historical Dighton, KS data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Dighton.[1]
Dighton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 17% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Dighton that are always titled at the latitude of Dighton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.73 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.84 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.84 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 Dighton
Solar Radiation Data in Dighton, KS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Dighton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Dighton, KS
Dighton, KS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Dighton is July with an average of 6.6 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.57 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Dighton (Kansas) are January with an average of 4.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.68 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Dighton vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Dighton
The average monthly solar radiation level in Dighton, KS, of 5.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 50% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 11% 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: Dighton vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Dighton 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 Dighton
The Power of Solar in Dighton, KS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Dighton (ks). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Dighton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Dighton, KS
Dighton (KS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6637.53 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Dighton is May with an average of 611.76 kWhac, followed by July at 603.72 kWhac and August at 602.81 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Dighton (Kansas) are January with an average of 452.54 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 473.75 kWhac and February at 484.07 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Dighton
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The city of Dighton, KS in Lane County has an approximate population of 1,038. [6]
Dighton, KS Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.