Based on historical Bad Axe, MI data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bad Axe.[1]
Bad Axe has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.73 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bad Axe that are always titled at the latitude of Bad Axe (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.21 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.73 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.55 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 Bad Axe
Solar Radiation Data in Bad Axe, MI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bad Axe.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bad Axe, MI
Bad Axe, MI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.52 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bad Axe is July with an average of 6.12 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.05 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.95 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bad Axe (Michigan) are December with an average of 2.08 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.22 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bad Axe vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bad Axe
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bad Axe, MI, of 4.52 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 32% 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: Bad Axe vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bad Axe 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 Bad Axe
The Power of Solar in Bad Axe, MI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bad Axe (mi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bad Axe. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bad Axe, MI
Bad Axe (MI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5250.81 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bad Axe is May with an average of 586.01 kWhac, followed by July at 577.96 kWhac and June at 563.94 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bad Axe (Michigan) are December with an average of 219.5 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 236.21 kWhac and November at 298.46 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bad Axe
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The city of Bad Axe, MI in Huron County has an approximate population of 3,129. [6]
Bad Axe, MI 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.