Based on historical 83846 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 83846.[1]
The region associated with 83846 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 16% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 83846 that are always titled at the latitude of Mullan (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.3 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.66 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.38 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 83846
Solar Radiation Data in 83846
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 83846.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 83846
The region associated with 83846 has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 83846 is July with an average of 6.94 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.61 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 83846 are December with an average of 1.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.24 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.31 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 83846 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 83846
The average monthly solar radiation level in 83846, of 4.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 12% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 33% 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: 83846 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 83846 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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Solar Power Output in 83846
The Power of Solar in 83846
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 83846. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 83846. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 83846
83846 has a average annual solar AC output value of 4905.45 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 83846 is July with an average of 626.03 kWhac, followed by August at 593.32 kWhac and May at 542.16 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 83846 are December with an average of 195.68 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 223.89 kWhac and January at 227.24 kWhac. [2]
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More about 83846
About 83846
The ZIP code 83846 is associated with the city of Mullan in Shoshone County in Idaho.
83846 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 83846, or for more solar-related resources for ID, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.