Based on historical Heidelberg, 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 Heidelberg.[1]
Heidelberg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.03 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Heidelberg that are always titled at the latitude of Heidelberg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.46 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.81 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.03 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 Heidelberg
Solar Radiation Data in Heidelberg, MN
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Heidelberg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Heidelberg, MN
Heidelberg, 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 Heidelberg is July with an average of 6.35 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.1 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Heidelberg (Minnesota) are December with an average of 2.65 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.22 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.42 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Heidelberg vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Heidelberg
The average monthly solar radiation level in Heidelberg, 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: Heidelberg vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg
The Power of Solar in Heidelberg, MN
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Heidelberg (mn). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Heidelberg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Heidelberg, MN
Heidelberg (MN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5526.31 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Heidelberg is July with an average of 582.72 kWhac, followed by August at 563.2 kWhac and May at 553.81 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Heidelberg (Minnesota) are December with an average of 279.44 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 334.67 kWhac and January at 337.99 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Heidelberg
Heidelberg Electricity Costs
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Heidelberg Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Heidelberg, MN in Le Sueur County has an approximate population of 122. [6]
Heidelberg, 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.
