Based on historical Golden Gate, IL data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Golden Gate.[1]
Golden Gate has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.19 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Golden Gate that are always titled at the latitude of Golden Gate (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.8 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.2 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.19 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 Golden Gate
Solar Radiation Data in Golden Gate, IL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Golden Gate.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Golden Gate, IL
Golden Gate, IL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Golden Gate is August with an average of 6.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.99 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Golden Gate (Illinois) are December with an average of 3.34 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.76 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.14 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Golden Gate vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Golden Gate
The average monthly solar radiation level in Golden Gate, IL, of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Golden Gate vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Golden Gate 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 Golden Gate
The Power of Solar in Golden Gate, IL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Golden Gate (il). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Golden Gate. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Golden Gate, IL
Golden Gate (IL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5669.43 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Golden Gate is August with an average of 555.99 kWhac, followed by July at 541.06 kWhac and June at 538.19 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Golden Gate (Illinois) are December with an average of 338.93 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 386.57 kWhac and January at 387.46 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Golden Gate
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Golden Gate Natural Gas Costs
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The village of Golden Gate, IL in Wayne County has an approximate population of 68. [6]
Golden Gate, IL 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.
