Based on historical 49304 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 49304.[1]
The region associated with 49304 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.75 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 49304 that are always titled at the latitude of Baldwin (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.36 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.75 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.76 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 49304
Solar Radiation Data in 49304
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 49304.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 49304
The region associated with 49304 has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 49304 is July with an average of 6.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.82 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 49304 are December with an average of 2.41 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.61 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 49304 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 49304
The average monthly solar radiation level in 49304, of 4.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 15% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 31% 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: 49304 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 49304 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 49304
The Power of Solar in 49304
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 49304. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 49304. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 49304
49304 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5223.67 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 49304 is July with an average of 564.89 kWhac, followed by May at 549.49 kWhac and June at 536.41 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 49304 are December with an average of 252.99 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 271.43 kWhac and January at 275.67 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 49304 is associated with the city of Baldwin in Lake County in Michigan.
49304 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 49304, or for more solar-related resources for MI, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.