Based on historical Garden, 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 Garden.[1]
Garden has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.68 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Garden that are always titled at the latitude of Garden (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.23 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.68 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% 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 Garden
Solar Radiation Data in Garden, MI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Garden.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Garden, MI
Garden, MI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Garden is July with an average of 6.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.1 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Garden (Michigan) are December with an average of 2 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Garden vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Garden
The average monthly solar radiation level in Garden, MI, of 4.43 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: Garden vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Garden 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 Garden
The Power of Solar in Garden, MI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Garden (mi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Garden. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Garden, MI
Garden (MI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5036.8 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Garden is July with an average of 579.97 kWhac, followed by August at 558.13 kWhac and May at 554.92 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Garden (Michigan) are December with an average of 209.42 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 210.88 kWhac and November at 255.28 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Garden
Garden Electricity Costs
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More about Garden
About Garden
The village of Garden, MI in Delta County has an approximate population of 221. [6]
Garden, MI Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Garden, MI, or for more solar-related resources for Garden, 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.