Based on historical Onalaska, 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 Onalaska.[1]
Onalaska has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Onalaska that are always titled at the latitude of Onalaska (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.45 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.77 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.85 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 Onalaska
Solar Radiation Data in Onalaska, WI
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Onalaska.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Onalaska, WI
Onalaska, 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 Onalaska is July with an average of 6.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.9 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Onalaska (Wisconsin) are December with an average of 2.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.28 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Onalaska vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Onalaska
The average monthly solar radiation level in Onalaska, 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: Onalaska vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Onalaska 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 Onalaska
The Power of Solar in Onalaska, WI
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Onalaska (wi). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Onalaska. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Onalaska, WI
Onalaska (WI) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5508.47 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Onalaska is July with an average of 571.46 kWhac, followed by August at 552.91 kWhac and May at 537.35 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Onalaska (Wisconsin) are December with an average of 299.88 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 333.7 kWhac and January at 354.36 kWhac. [2]
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More about Onalaska
About Onalaska
The city of Onalaska, WI in La Crosse County has an approximate population of 17,736. [6]
Onalaska, WI 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.