The month of July has the highest historical solar radition values in Traverse City with an average of 6.11 kWh/m2/day. [More]
Solar Panels in Traverse City
Solar panels in Traverse City that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]
Sunrise & Sunset in Traverse City
The total length of the day in Traverse City, MI today (December 27, 2024) will be 8 hours and 53 minutes. [More]
Solar Power in Traverse City, MI
Solar Energy Data in Traverse City, MI
See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Traverse City.
Based on historical Traverse City, 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 Traverse City.[1]
Traverse City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.71 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Traverse City that are always titled at the latitude of Traverse City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.23 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.71 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.76 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 Traverse City
Solar Radiation Data in Traverse City, MI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Traverse City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Traverse City, MI
Traverse City, MI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Traverse City is July with an average of 6.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.81 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Traverse City (Michigan) are December with an average of 1.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.29 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.36 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Traverse City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Traverse City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Traverse City, MI, of 4.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 11% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 34% 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: Traverse City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Traverse City 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 Traverse City
The Power of Solar in Traverse City, MI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Traverse City (mi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Traverse City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Traverse City, MI
Traverse City (MI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5120.55 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Traverse City is July with an average of 580.43 kWhac, followed by May at 557.67 kWhac and June at 542.14 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Traverse City (Michigan) are December with an average of 203.45 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 236.22 kWhac and January at 244.22 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Traverse City
Traverse City Electricity Costs
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Traverse City Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Traverse City, MI in Grand Traverse County has an approximate population of 14,674. [6]
Traverse City, 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.
