Based on historical Ortonville, 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 Ortonville.[1]
Ortonville 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 4.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ortonville that are always titled at the latitude of Ortonville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.51 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.82 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.17 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 Ortonville
Solar Radiation Data in Ortonville, MN
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ortonville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ortonville, MN
Ortonville, MN has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.75 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ortonville is July with an average of 6.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.15 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ortonville (Minnesota) are December with an average of 2.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.87 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ortonville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ortonville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ortonville, MN, of 4.75 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: Ortonville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ortonville 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 Ortonville
The Power of Solar in Ortonville, MN
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ortonville (mn). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ortonville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ortonville, MN
Ortonville (MN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5470.18 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ortonville is July with an average of 612.66 kWhac, followed by August at 573.98 kWhac and April at 536.42 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ortonville (Minnesota) are December with an average of 299.88 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 304.22 kWhac and November at 333.29 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Ortonville
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The city of Ortonville, MN in Big Stone County has an approximate population of 1,916. [6]
Ortonville, 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.
