See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Big Sandy.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Big Sandy, MT data, solar panels that are tilted toward the equator at an angle equal to the current latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Big Sandy. [1]
Big Sandy has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 18% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Big Sandy that are always titled at the latitude of Big Sandy (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.73 kWh/m2/day, or about 22% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.88 kWh/m2/day and approximately equal to the average monthly DNI of 4.73 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 Big Sandy.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Big Sandy, MT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Big Sandy is July with an average of 7.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.57 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Big Sandy (Montana) are January with an average of 2.37 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 2.38 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Big Sandy, MT, of 4.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 21% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 28% 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 Big Sandy 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of Big Sandy, MT at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Big Sandy (mt). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Big Sandy. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Big Sandy (MT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5478.1 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Big Sandy is July with an average of 655.66 kWhac, followed by August at 610.19 kWhac and May at 584.94 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Big Sandy (Montana) are January with an average of 245.94 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 248.85 kWhac and November at 287.76 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Big Sandy, MT in Chouteau County has an approximate population of 598. [6]
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