Based on historical Gaylord, 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 Gaylord.[1]
Gaylord has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Gaylord that are always titled at the latitude of Gaylord (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.2 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.65 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.71 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 Gaylord
Solar Radiation Data in Gaylord, MI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Gaylord.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Gaylord, MI
Gaylord, MI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Gaylord is July with an average of 5.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.81 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Gaylord (Michigan) are December with an average of 2.03 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.24 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Gaylord vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Gaylord
The average monthly solar radiation level in Gaylord, MI, of 4.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 12% 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: Gaylord vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Gaylord 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 Gaylord
The Power of Solar in Gaylord, MI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Gaylord (mi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Gaylord. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Gaylord, MI
Gaylord (MI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5008.12 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Gaylord is May with an average of 547.8 kWhac, followed by July at 544.66 kWhac and August at 535.88 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Gaylord (Michigan) are December with an average of 212.97 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 235.08 kWhac and November at 246.31 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Gaylord
Gaylord Electricity Costs
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Gaylord Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Gaylord, MI in Otsego County has an approximate population of 3,645. [6]
Gaylord, MI Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.