Based on historical Culbertson, MT data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Culbertson.[1]
Culbertson has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.87 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 17% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Culbertson that are always titled at the latitude of Culbertson (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.71 kWh/m2/day, or about 22% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.87 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.66 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 Culbertson
Solar Radiation Data in Culbertson, MT
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Culbertson.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Culbertson, MT
Culbertson, MT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.91 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Culbertson is July with an average of 6.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.48 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Culbertson (Montana) are December with an average of 2.45 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.87 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Culbertson vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Culbertson
The average monthly solar radiation level in Culbertson, MT, of 4.91 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: Culbertson vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Culbertson 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 Culbertson
The Power of Solar in Culbertson, MT
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Culbertson (mt). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Culbertson. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Culbertson, MT
Culbertson (MT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5657.04 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Culbertson is July with an average of 646.71 kWhac, followed by May at 611.51 kWhac and August at 600.29 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Culbertson (Montana) are December with an average of 256.85 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 303.47 kWhac and November at 329.72 kWhac. [2]
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More about Culbertson
About Culbertson
The town of Culbertson, MT in Roosevelt County has an approximate population of 714. [6]
Culbertson, MT 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.
