Based on historical Cochrane, WI data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Cochrane.[1]
Cochrane has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Cochrane that are always titled at the latitude of Cochrane (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.39 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.74 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.86 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 Cochrane
Solar Radiation Data in Cochrane, WI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Cochrane.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Cochrane, WI
Cochrane, WI has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Cochrane is July with an average of 6.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.95 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Cochrane (Wisconsin) are December with an average of 2.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.09 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Cochrane vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Cochrane
The average monthly solar radiation level in Cochrane, WI, of 4.77 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: Cochrane vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Cochrane 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 Cochrane
The Power of Solar in Cochrane, WI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Cochrane (wi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Cochrane. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Cochrane, WI
Cochrane (WI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5525.7 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Cochrane is July with an average of 586.6 kWhac, followed by June at 545.05 kWhac and May at 539.83 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Cochrane (Wisconsin) are November with an average of 310.28 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 311.46 kWhac and January at 334.75 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Cochrane
Cochrane Electricity Costs
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More about Cochrane
About Cochrane
The village of Cochrane, WI in Buffalo County has an approximate population of 450. [6]
Cochrane, WI Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Cochrane, WI, or for more solar-related resources for Cochrane, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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.