Based on historical Pilot Grove, MO data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Pilot Grove.[1]
Pilot Grove has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.23 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Pilot Grove that are always titled at the latitude of Pilot Grove (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.9 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.23 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.47 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 Pilot Grove
Solar Radiation Data in Pilot Grove, MO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pilot Grove.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pilot Grove, MO
Pilot Grove, MO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Pilot Grove is August with an average of 6.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.99 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pilot Grove (Missouri) are December with an average of 3.65 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.11 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Pilot Grove vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pilot Grove
The average monthly solar radiation level in Pilot Grove, MO, of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Pilot Grove vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pilot Grove 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 Pilot Grove
The Power of Solar in Pilot Grove, MO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pilot Grove (mo). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pilot Grove. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pilot Grove, MO
Pilot Grove (MO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5809.7 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pilot Grove is August with an average of 554.15 kWhac, followed by July at 543.47 kWhac and September at 534.92 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pilot Grove (Missouri) are December with an average of 373.26 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 411.2 kWhac and January at 421.74 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Pilot Grove
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More about Pilot Grove
About Pilot Grove
The city of Pilot Grove, MO in Cooper County has an approximate population of 768. [6]
Pilot Grove, MO Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Pilot Grove, MO, or for more solar-related resources for Pilot Grove, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
