See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Ames.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Ames, IA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ames. [1]
Ames has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.23 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ames that are always titled at the latitude of Ames (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.68 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.23 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ames.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Ames, IA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.93 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ames is July with an average of 6.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.97 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ames (Iowa) are December with an average of 3.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.5 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ames, IA, of 4.93 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ames 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.
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We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Ames, IA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ames (ia). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ames. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Ames (IA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5657.04 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ames is July with an average of 581.82 kWhac, followed by June at 540.31 kWhac and September at 533.91 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ames (Iowa) are December with an average of 341.08 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 371.84 kWhac and November at 373.17 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Ames, IA in Story County has an approximate population of 58,965. [6]
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