Based on historical Marlette, 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 Marlette.[1]
Marlette has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Marlette that are always titled at the latitude of Marlette (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.25 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.74 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.52 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 Marlette
Solar Radiation Data in Marlette, MI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Marlette.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Marlette, MI
Marlette, MI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Marlette is July with an average of 6.03 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.87 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Marlette (Michigan) are December with an average of 2.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.43 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Marlette vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Marlette
The average monthly solar radiation level in Marlette, MI, of 4.49 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: Marlette vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Marlette 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 Marlette
The Power of Solar in Marlette, MI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Marlette (mi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Marlette. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Marlette, MI
Marlette (MI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5216.48 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Marlette is July with an average of 565.19 kWhac, followed by August at 547.24 kWhac and June at 545.32 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Marlette (Michigan) are December with an average of 238.59 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 260.9 kWhac and November at 306.09 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Marlette
Marlette Electricity Costs
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Marlette Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Marlette, MI in Sanilac County has an approximate population of 1,875. [6]
Marlette, 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.