Based on historical Meriden, 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 Meriden.[1]
Meriden has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.29 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.69 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Meriden that are always titled at the latitude of Meriden (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.04 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.29 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.69 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 Meriden
Solar Radiation Data in Meriden, KS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Meriden.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Meriden, KS
Meriden, KS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.26 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Meriden is July with an average of 6.3 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.07 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Meriden (Kansas) are December with an average of 3.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.1 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Meriden vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Meriden
The average monthly solar radiation level in Meriden, KS, of 5.26 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: Meriden vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Meriden 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 Meriden
The Power of Solar in Meriden, KS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Meriden (ks). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Meriden. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Meriden, KS
Meriden (KS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5985.2 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Meriden is July with an average of 577.19 kWhac, followed by August at 554.75 kWhac and September at 546.4 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Meriden (Kansas) are December with an average of 392.19 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 422.5 kWhac and November at 426.93 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Meriden
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The city of Meriden, KS in Jefferson County has an approximate population of 813. [6]
Meriden, 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.