Based on historical La Fontaine, IN data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in La Fontaine.[1]
La Fontaine has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in La Fontaine that are always titled at the latitude of La Fontaine (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.4 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.89 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.6 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 La Fontaine
Solar Radiation Data in La Fontaine, IN
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in La Fontaine.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for La Fontaine, IN
La Fontaine, IN has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in La Fontaine is July with an average of 6.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.99 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in La Fontaine (Indiana) are December with an average of 2.57 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: La Fontaine vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in La Fontaine
The average monthly solar radiation level in La Fontaine, IN, of 4.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 20% 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]
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Solar Power: La Fontaine vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average La Fontaine 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 La Fontaine
The Power of Solar in La Fontaine, IN
Monthly AC solar system output averages for La Fontaine (in). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in La Fontaine. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for La Fontaine, IN
La Fontaine (IN) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5405.78 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in La Fontaine is July with an average of 578.68 kWhac, followed by June at 542.27 kWhac and August at 533.53 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in La Fontaine (Indiana) are December with an average of 271.4 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 311.06 kWhac and November at 333.07 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in La Fontaine
La Fontaine Electricity Costs
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The town of La Fontaine, IN in Wabash County has an approximate population of 875. [6]
La Fontaine, IN 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.
