Based on historical Salmon, ID data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Salmon.[1]
Salmon has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 16% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Salmon that are always titled at the latitude of Salmon (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.88 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.12 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.93 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 Salmon
Solar Radiation Data in Salmon, ID
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Salmon.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Salmon, ID
Salmon, ID has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Salmon is July with an average of 6.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.72 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Salmon (Idaho) are December with an average of 2.25 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.28 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.29 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Salmon vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Salmon
The average monthly solar radiation level in Salmon, ID, of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 26% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Salmon vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Salmon 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 Salmon
The Power of Solar in Salmon, ID
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Salmon (id). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Salmon. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Salmon, ID
Salmon (ID) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5663.6 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Salmon is July with an average of 626.27 kWhac, followed by August at 621.64 kWhac and May at 594.5 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Salmon (Idaho) are December with an average of 232.09 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 235.91 kWhac and February at 321.52 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Salmon
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Salmon Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Salmon, ID in Lemhi County has an approximate population of 3,112. [6]
Salmon, ID Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.