Based on historical Dexter, 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 Dexter.[1]
Dexter has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Dexter that are always titled at the latitude of Dexter (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.45 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.82 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.97 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 Dexter
Solar Radiation Data in Dexter, MN
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Dexter.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Dexter, MN
Dexter, MN has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Dexter is July with an average of 6.38 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.02 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 Dexter (Minnesota) are December with an average of 2.81 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.26 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Dexter vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Dexter
The average monthly solar radiation level in Dexter, MN, of 4.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 21% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 28% 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: Dexter vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Dexter 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 Dexter
The Power of Solar in Dexter, MN
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Dexter (mn). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Dexter. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Dexter, MN
Dexter (MN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5524.3 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Dexter is July with an average of 588.87 kWhac, followed by August at 566.35 kWhac and June at 548.01 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Dexter (Minnesota) are December with an average of 304.56 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 333.9 kWhac and February at 339.27 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Dexter
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More about Dexter
About Dexter
The city of Dexter, MN in Mower County has an approximate population of 341. [6]
Dexter, MN 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.