Based on historical Big Timber, MT data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Big Timber.[1]
Big Timber has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 21% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Big Timber that are always titled at the latitude of Big Timber (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.06 kWh/m2/day, or about 23% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.13 kWh/m2/day and approximately 3% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.21 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 Big Timber
Solar Radiation Data in Big Timber, MT
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Big Timber.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Big Timber, MT
Big Timber, MT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Big Timber is July with an average of 6.8 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.44 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.33 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Big Timber (Montana) are December with an average of 2.69 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.9 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Big Timber vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Big Timber
The average monthly solar radiation level in Big Timber, MT, of 4.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% 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: Big Timber vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Big Timber 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 Big Timber
The Power of Solar in Big Timber, MT
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Big Timber (mt). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Big Timber. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Big Timber, MT
Big Timber (MT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5750.48 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Big Timber is July with an average of 622.77 kWhac, followed by August at 593.95 kWhac and June at 586.44 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Big Timber (Montana) are December with an average of 283.22 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 307.76 kWhac and November at 352.77 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Big Timber
Big Timber Electricity Costs
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Big Timber Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Big Timber, MT in Sweet Grass County has an approximate population of 1,641. [6]
Big Timber, MT Solar Energy
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