Based on historical Eagle 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 Eagle Lake.[1]
Eagle Lake has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Eagle Lake that are always titled at the latitude of Eagle Lake (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.49 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.83 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.04 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 Eagle Lake
Solar Radiation Data in Eagle Lake, MN
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Eagle Lake.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Eagle Lake, MN
Eagle Lake, MN has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Eagle Lake is July with an average of 6.38 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.83 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Eagle Lake (Minnesota) are December with an average of 2.69 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.2 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Eagle Lake vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Eagle Lake
The average monthly solar radiation level in Eagle Lake, MN, of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Eagle Lake vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Eagle 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).
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Solar Power Output in Eagle Lake
The Power of Solar in Eagle Lake, MN
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Eagle Lake (mn). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Eagle Lake. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Eagle Lake, MN
Eagle Lake (MN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5537.71 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Eagle Lake is July with an average of 594.97 kWhac, followed by August at 543.84 kWhac and May at 534.52 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Eagle Lake (Minnesota) are December with an average of 283.67 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 340.54 kWhac and November at 353.97 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake Electricity Costs
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Eagle Lake Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Eagle Lake, MN in Blue Earth County has an approximate population of 2,422. [6]
Eagle Lake, 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.
