Based on historical Onekama, 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 Onekama.[1]
Onekama has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.39 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Onekama that are always titled at the latitude of Onekama (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.03 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.61 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.39 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 Onekama
Solar Radiation Data in Onekama, MI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Onekama.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Onekama, MI
Onekama, MI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Onekama is July with an average of 6.36 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.1 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Onekama (Michigan) are December with an average of 1.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.05 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Onekama vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Onekama
The average monthly solar radiation level in Onekama, MI, of 4.45 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: Onekama vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Onekama 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 Onekama
The Power of Solar in Onekama, MI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Onekama (mi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Onekama. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Onekama, MI
Onekama (MI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5200.74 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Onekama is July with an average of 603.01 kWhac, followed by August at 581.68 kWhac and May at 565.08 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Onekama (Michigan) are December with an average of 175.91 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 218.74 kWhac and November at 243.4 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Onekama
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The village of Onekama, MI in Manistee County has an approximate population of 411. [6]
Onekama, 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.