Based on historical Fountain, 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 Fountain.[1]
Fountain has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.75 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Fountain that are always titled at the latitude of Fountain (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.3 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.75 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.73 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 Fountain
Solar Radiation Data in Fountain, MI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Fountain.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Fountain, MI
Fountain, MI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.47 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Fountain is July with an average of 6.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.1 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Fountain (Michigan) are December with an average of 1.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.25 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Fountain vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Fountain
The average monthly solar radiation level in Fountain, MI, of 4.47 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 14% 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: Fountain vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Fountain 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 Fountain
The Power of Solar in Fountain, MI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Fountain (mi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Fountain. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Fountain, MI
Fountain (MI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5133.23 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Fountain is July with an average of 581.23 kWhac, followed by May at 564.41 kWhac and June at 559.67 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Fountain (Michigan) are December with an average of 186.17 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 238.77 kWhac and November at 262.07 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Fountain
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More about Fountain
About Fountain
The village of Fountain, MI in Mason County has an approximate population of 193. [6]
Fountain, MI Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Fountain, MI, or for more solar-related resources for Fountain, visit 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.