Based on historical Waterville, 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 Waterville.[1]
Waterville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.39 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Waterville that are always titled at the latitude of Waterville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.18 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.39 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.89 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 Waterville
Solar Radiation Data in Waterville, KS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Waterville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Waterville, KS
Waterville, KS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.32 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Waterville is July with an average of 6.28 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.22 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Waterville (Kansas) are December with an average of 3.79 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.35 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Waterville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Waterville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Waterville, KS, of 5.32 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 35% 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: Waterville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Waterville 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 Waterville
The Power of Solar in Waterville, KS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Waterville (ks). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Waterville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Waterville, KS
Waterville (KS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6048.76 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Waterville is July with an average of 581.56 kWhac, followed by August at 567.45 kWhac and June at 551.35 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Waterville (Kansas) are December with an average of 389.21 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 436.78 kWhac and November at 443.39 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Waterville
Waterville Electricity Costs
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The city of Waterville, KS in Marshall County has an approximate population of 680. [6]
Waterville, 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.
