Based on historical Oldtown, ID data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Oldtown.[1]
Oldtown has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 19% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Oldtown that are always titled at the latitude of Oldtown (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.61 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.82 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.71 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 Oldtown
Solar Radiation Data in Oldtown, ID
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Oldtown.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Oldtown, ID
Oldtown, ID has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.33 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Oldtown is July with an average of 7.01 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.65 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Oldtown (Idaho) are December with an average of 1.71 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 1.74 kWh/m2/day and November at 1.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Oldtown vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Oldtown
The average monthly solar radiation level in Oldtown, ID, of 4.33 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 10% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 34% 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: Oldtown vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Oldtown 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 Oldtown
The Power of Solar in Oldtown, ID
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Oldtown (id). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Oldtown. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Oldtown, ID
Oldtown (ID) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4803.81 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Oldtown is July with an average of 620.07 kWhac, followed by August at 592.69 kWhac and May at 549.85 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Oldtown (Idaho) are January with an average of 176.72 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 176.93 kWhac and November at 194.82 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Oldtown
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The city of Oldtown, ID in Bonner County has an approximate population of 184. [6]
Oldtown, ID 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.