Based on historical Timken, 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 Timken.[1]
Timken has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 15% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.57 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Timken that are always titled at the latitude of Timken (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.58 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.72 kWh/m2/day and approximately 0% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.57 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 Timken
Solar Radiation Data in Timken, KS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Timken.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Timken, KS
Timken, KS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Timken is June with an average of 6.45 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.44 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Timken (Kansas) are December with an average of 4.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.8 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Timken vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Timken
The average monthly solar radiation level in Timken, KS, of 5.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 46% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 13% 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: Timken vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Timken 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 Timken
The Power of Solar in Timken, KS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Timken (ks). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Timken. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Timken, KS
Timken (KS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6471.79 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Timken is August with an average of 590.91 kWhac, followed by July at 580.7 kWhac and March at 579.18 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Timken (Kansas) are December with an average of 434.93 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 467.16 kWhac and January at 487.82 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Timken
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The city of Timken, KS in Rush County has an approximate population of 76. [6]
Timken, KS Solar Energy
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