Based on historical Arden Hills, MN data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Arden Hills.[1]
Arden Hills has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Arden Hills that are always titled at the latitude of Arden Hills (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.57 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.13 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 Arden Hills
Solar Radiation Data in Arden Hills, MN
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Arden Hills.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Arden Hills, MN
Arden Hills, MN has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Arden Hills is July with an average of 6.23 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Arden Hills (Minnesota) are December with an average of 2.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.4 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Arden Hills vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Arden Hills
The average monthly solar radiation level in Arden Hills, MN, of 4.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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: Arden Hills vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Arden Hills 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 Arden Hills
The Power of Solar in Arden Hills, MN
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Arden Hills (mn). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Arden Hills. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Arden Hills, MN
Arden Hills (MN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5630.16 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Arden Hills is July with an average of 570.86 kWhac, followed by August at 553.57 kWhac and March at 551.62 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Arden Hills (Minnesota) are December with an average of 304.75 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 330.63 kWhac and January at 382.32 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Arden Hills
Arden Hills Electricity Costs
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The city of Arden Hills, MN in Ramsey County has an approximate population of 9,552. [6]
Arden Hills, MN Solar Energy
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It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
