Based on historical Silver Lake, 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 Silver Lake.[1]
Silver Lake has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.33 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Silver Lake that are always titled at the latitude of Silver Lake (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.08 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.33 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.77 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 Silver Lake
Solar Radiation Data in Silver Lake, KS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Silver Lake.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Silver Lake, KS
Silver Lake, KS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Silver Lake is June with an average of 5.97 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.92 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Silver Lake (Kansas) are December with an average of 3.8 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.35 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Silver Lake vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Silver Lake
The average monthly solar radiation level in Silver Lake, KS, of 5.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 33% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 21% 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: Silver Lake vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake
The Power of Solar in Silver Lake, KS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Silver Lake (ks). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Silver Lake. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Silver Lake, KS
Silver Lake (KS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5911.22 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Silver Lake is August with an average of 553.22 kWhac, followed by July at 541.94 kWhac and June at 536.41 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Silver Lake (Kansas) are December with an average of 390.89 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 410.11 kWhac and November at 423.8 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Silver Lake
Silver Lake Electricity Costs
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The city of Silver Lake, KS in Shawnee County has an approximate population of 1,439. [6]
Silver Lake, 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.
