Based on historical Benzonia, 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 Benzonia.[1]
Benzonia has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Benzonia that are always titled at the latitude of Benzonia (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.34 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.76 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.87 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 Benzonia
Solar Radiation Data in Benzonia, MI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Benzonia.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Benzonia, MI
Benzonia, MI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Benzonia is July with an average of 6.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.26 kWh/m2/day and May at 6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Benzonia (Michigan) are December with an average of 1.62 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 1.96 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Benzonia vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Benzonia
The average monthly solar radiation level in Benzonia, MI, of 4.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 13% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 33% 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: Benzonia vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Benzonia 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 Benzonia
The Power of Solar in Benzonia, MI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Benzonia (mi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Benzonia. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Benzonia, MI
Benzonia (MI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5180.56 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Benzonia is May with an average of 591.79 kWhac, followed by July at 590.85 kWhac and June at 587.75 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Benzonia (Michigan) are December with an average of 172.75 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 209.32 kWhac and November at 253.3 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Benzonia
Benzonia Electricity Costs
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The village of Benzonia, MI in Benzie County has an approximate population of 497. [6]
Benzonia, 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.