Based on historical Plain City, OH data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Plain City.[1]
Plain City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Plain City that are always titled at the latitude of Plain City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.45 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.92 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.66 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 Plain City
Solar Radiation Data in Plain City, OH
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Plain City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Plain City, OH
Plain City, OH has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.7 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Plain City is August with an average of 5.97 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.92 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.69 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Plain City (Ohio) are December with an average of 2.57 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.2 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Plain City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Plain City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Plain City, OH, of 4.7 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 20% 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: Plain City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Plain City 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 Plain City
The Power of Solar in Plain City, OH
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Plain City (oh). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Plain City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Plain City, OH
Plain City (OH) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5392.86 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Plain City is August with an average of 557.89 kWhac, followed by July at 551.08 kWhac and May at 533.47 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Plain City (Ohio) are December with an average of 268.56 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 334.41 kWhac and February at 359.55 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Plain City
Plain City Electricity Costs
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Plain City Natural Gas Costs
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The village of Plain City, OH in Madison County has an approximate population of 4,225. [6]
Plain City, OH 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.
