Based on historical Mill Creek, WV data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Mill Creek.[1]
Mill Creek has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Mill Creek that are always titled at the latitude of Mill Creek (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.41 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.86 kWh/m2/day and approximately 25% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.53 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 Mill Creek
Solar Radiation Data in Mill Creek, WV
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Mill Creek.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Mill Creek, WV
Mill Creek, WV has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Mill Creek is August with an average of 5.52 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.39 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.36 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Mill Creek (West Virginia) are December with an average of 3.15 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.37 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Mill Creek vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Mill Creek
The average monthly solar radiation level in Mill Creek, WV, of 4.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 18% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 30% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: Mill Creek vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek
The Power of Solar in Mill Creek, WV
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Mill Creek (wv). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Mill Creek. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Mill Creek, WV
Mill Creek (WV) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5143.38 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Mill Creek is August with an average of 498.42 kWhac, followed by May at 496.88 kWhac and July at 489.66 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Mill Creek (West Virginia) are December with an average of 314.86 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 335.22 kWhac and November at 362.99 kWhac. [2]
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More about Mill Creek
About Mill Creek
The town of Mill Creek, WV in Randolph County has an approximate population of 724. [6]
Mill Creek, WV Solar Energy
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It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
