Based on historical Ponderay, ID data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ponderay.[1]
Ponderay has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 19% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.57 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ponderay that are always titled at the latitude of Ponderay (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.47 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.72 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.57 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 Ponderay
Solar Radiation Data in Ponderay, ID
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ponderay.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ponderay, ID
Ponderay, ID has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ponderay is July with an average of 7 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.83 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ponderay (Idaho) are December with an average of 1.79 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 1.88 kWh/m2/day and November at 1.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ponderay vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ponderay
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ponderay, ID, of 4.34 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: Ponderay vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ponderay 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 Ponderay
The Power of Solar in Ponderay, ID
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ponderay (id). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ponderay. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ponderay, ID
Ponderay (ID) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4840.28 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ponderay is July with an average of 631.91 kWhac, followed by August at 607.07 kWhac and May at 538.99 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ponderay (Idaho) are December with an average of 183.35 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 191.95 kWhac and January at 194.22 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Ponderay
Ponderay Electricity Costs
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Ponderay Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Ponderay, ID in Bonner County has an approximate population of 1,137. [6]
Ponderay, ID Solar Energy
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Did you know?
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