Based on historical Edgar, 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 Edgar.[1]
Edgar has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.71 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Edgar that are always titled at the latitude of Edgar (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.34 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.71 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.8 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 Edgar
Solar Radiation Data in Edgar, WI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Edgar.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Edgar, WI
Edgar, WI 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 Edgar is July with an average of 6.39 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.94 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Edgar (Wisconsin) are December with an average of 2.49 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.9 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Edgar vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Edgar
The average monthly solar radiation level in Edgar, WI, 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: Edgar vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Edgar 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 Edgar
The Power of Solar in Edgar, WI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Edgar (wi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Edgar. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Edgar, WI
Edgar (WI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5432.28 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Edgar is July with an average of 594.74 kWhac, followed by June at 547.93 kWhac and August at 540.95 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Edgar (Wisconsin) are December with an average of 272.11 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 308.21 kWhac and January at 309.18 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Edgar
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More about Edgar
About Edgar
The village of Edgar, WI in Marathon County has an approximate population of 1,479. [6]
Edgar, WI 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.