Based on historical Loretto, 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 Loretto.[1]
Loretto has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.82 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 Loretto that are always titled at the latitude of Loretto (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.54 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.82 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% 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 Loretto
Solar Radiation Data in Loretto, MN
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Loretto.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Loretto, MN
Loretto, 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 Loretto is July with an average of 6.58 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.01 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Loretto (Minnesota) are December with an average of 2.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.43 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Loretto vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Loretto
The average monthly solar radiation level in Loretto, 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: Loretto vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Loretto 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 Loretto
The Power of Solar in Loretto, MN
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Loretto (mn). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Loretto. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Loretto, MN
Loretto (MN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5697.69 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Loretto is July with an average of 613.25 kWhac, followed by May at 565.95 kWhac and August at 565.78 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Loretto (Minnesota) are December with an average of 308.22 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 359.07 kWhac and January at 371.03 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Loretto
Loretto Electricity Costs
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Loretto Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Loretto, MN in Hennepin County has an approximate population of 650. [6]
Loretto, MN Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.