Based on historical Rocklake, ND data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Rocklake.[1]
Rocklake has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 12% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Rocklake that are always titled at the latitude of Rocklake (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.34 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.61 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.11 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 Rocklake
Solar Radiation Data in Rocklake, ND
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Rocklake.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Rocklake, ND
Rocklake, ND has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.67 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Rocklake is July with an average of 6.52 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.36 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Rocklake (North Dakota) are December with an average of 2.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.61 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Rocklake vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Rocklake
The average monthly solar radiation level in Rocklake, ND, of 4.67 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 19% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 29% 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: Rocklake vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Rocklake 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 Rocklake
The Power of Solar in Rocklake, ND
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Rocklake (nd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Rocklake. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Rocklake, ND
Rocklake (ND) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5442.28 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Rocklake is July with an average of 609.87 kWhac, followed by August at 596.49 kWhac and May at 557.54 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Rocklake (North Dakota) are December with an average of 244 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 284.16 kWhac and February at 311.32 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Rocklake
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The city of Rocklake, ND in Towner County has an approximate population of 101. [6]
Rocklake, ND 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.