Based on historical Fairfield, MT data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Fairfield.[1]
Fairfield has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 21% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.98 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Fairfield that are always titled at the latitude of Fairfield (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.84 kWh/m2/day, or about 23% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.95 kWh/m2/day and approximately 3% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.98 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 Fairfield
Solar Radiation Data in Fairfield, MT
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Fairfield.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Fairfield, MT
Fairfield, MT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Fairfield is July with an average of 7.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.44 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.36 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Fairfield (Montana) are December with an average of 2.64 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.77 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Fairfield vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Fairfield
The average monthly solar radiation level in Fairfield, MT, of 4.92 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: Fairfield vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Fairfield 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 Fairfield
The Power of Solar in Fairfield, MT
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Fairfield (mt). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Fairfield. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Fairfield, MT
Fairfield (MT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5633.69 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Fairfield is July with an average of 648.31 kWhac, followed by August at 593.35 kWhac and June at 581.98 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Fairfield (Montana) are December with an average of 274.36 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 289.47 kWhac and November at 307.01 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Fairfield
Fairfield Electricity Costs
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Fairfield Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Fairfield, MT in Teton County has an approximate population of 708. [6]
Fairfield, MT 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.