Based on historical Sheridan, 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 Sheridan.[1]
Sheridan has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sheridan that are always titled at the latitude of Sheridan (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.32 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.76 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.62 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 Sheridan
Solar Radiation Data in Sheridan, MI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sheridan.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sheridan, MI
Sheridan, MI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.63 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sheridan is July with an average of 6.2 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.08 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sheridan (Michigan) are December with an average of 2.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.72 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sheridan vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sheridan
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sheridan, MI, of 4.63 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 18% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 30% 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: Sheridan vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sheridan 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 Sheridan
The Power of Solar in Sheridan, MI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sheridan (mi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sheridan. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sheridan, MI
Sheridan (MI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5358.99 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sheridan is July with an average of 579.19 kWhac, followed by May at 559.76 kWhac and June at 557.46 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sheridan (Michigan) are December with an average of 239.48 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 285.23 kWhac and November at 306.67 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sheridan
Sheridan Electricity Costs
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Sheridan Natural Gas Costs
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The village of Sheridan, MI in Montcalm County has an approximate population of 649. [6]
Sheridan, 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.