See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Big Lake.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Big Lake, 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 Big Lake. [1]
Big Lake has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Big Lake that are always titled at the latitude of Big Lake (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.45 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.78 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Big Lake.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Big Lake, MN has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Big Lake is July with an average of 6.36 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.91 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Big Lake (Minnesota) are December with an average of 2.78 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.32 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Big Lake, MN, of 4.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 24% 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]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Big Lake 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Big Lake, MN at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Big Lake (mn). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Big Lake. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Big Lake (MN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5655.56 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Big Lake is July with an average of 585.81 kWhac, followed by August at 552.77 kWhac and May at 545.56 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Big Lake (Minnesota) are December with an average of 298.96 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 324.83 kWhac and January at 384.16 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Big Lake, MN in Sherburne County has an approximate population of 10,060. [6]
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