See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Downey.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Downey, ID data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Downey. [1]
Downey has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 20% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Downey that are always titled at the latitude of Downey (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.15 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.43 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.55 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 Downey.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Downey, ID has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.17 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Downey is July with an average of 6.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.69 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Downey (Idaho) are December with an average of 2.6 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.69 kWh/m2/day and February at 3.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Downey, ID, of 5.17 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 32% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% 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 Downey 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 Downey, ID at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Downey (id). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Downey. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Downey (ID) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5770.19 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Downey is July with an average of 616.32 kWhac, followed by August at 600.25 kWhac and June at 587.41 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Downey (Idaho) are December with an average of 263.27 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 270.97 kWhac and February at 342.61 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Downey, ID in Bannock County has an approximate population of 625. [6]
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