Based on historical Minneapolis, 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 Minneapolis.[1]
Minneapolis has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Minneapolis that are always titled at the latitude of Minneapolis (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.29 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.49 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.06 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 Minneapolis
Solar Radiation Data in Minneapolis, KS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Minneapolis.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Minneapolis, KS
Minneapolis, KS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Minneapolis is August with an average of 6.54 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.35 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.15 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Minneapolis (Kansas) are December with an average of 3.94 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 4.71 kWh/m2/day and January at 4.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Minneapolis vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Minneapolis
The average monthly solar radiation level in Minneapolis, KS, of 5.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 40% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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: Minneapolis vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis
The Power of Solar in Minneapolis, KS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Minneapolis (ks). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Minneapolis. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Minneapolis, KS
Minneapolis (KS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6266.35 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Minneapolis is August with an average of 604.76 kWhac, followed by July at 586.05 kWhac and September at 556.97 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Minneapolis (Kansas) are December with an average of 402.59 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 455.73 kWhac and February at 457.51 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Minneapolis
Minneapolis Electricity Costs
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Minneapolis Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Minneapolis, KS in Ottawa County has an approximate population of 2,032. [6]
Minneapolis, KS 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.
