Based on historical Wheaton, 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 Wheaton.[1]
Wheaton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wheaton that are always titled at the latitude of Wheaton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.14 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.36 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.84 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 Wheaton
Solar Radiation Data in Wheaton, KS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wheaton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wheaton, KS
Wheaton, KS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Wheaton is August with an average of 6.28 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.27 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.02 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wheaton (Kansas) are December with an average of 3.78 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.3 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wheaton vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wheaton
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wheaton, KS, of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% 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: Wheaton vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wheaton 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 Wheaton
The Power of Solar in Wheaton, KS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wheaton (ks). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wheaton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wheaton, KS
Wheaton (KS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6067.8 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wheaton is July with an average of 581.46 kWhac, followed by August at 574.15 kWhac and September at 546.2 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wheaton (Kansas) are December with an average of 386.61 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 440.46 kWhac and February at 440.72 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Wheaton
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The city of Wheaton, KS in Pottawatomie County has an approximate population of 95. [6]
Wheaton, KS Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.