See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Fort Benton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Fort Benton, MT data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Fort Benton. [1]
Fort Benton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 19% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Fort Benton that are always titled at the latitude of Fort Benton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.8 kWh/m2/day, or about 23% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.84 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 Fort Benton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Fort Benton, MT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Fort Benton is July with an average of 6.94 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.49 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.29 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Fort Benton (Montana) are December with an average of 2.51 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.75 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.95 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Fort Benton, MT, of 4.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Fort Benton 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 city of Fort Benton, MT at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Fort Benton (mt). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Fort Benton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Fort Benton (MT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5500.42 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Fort Benton is July with an average of 643.72 kWhac, followed by August at 597.26 kWhac and June at 579.61 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Fort Benton (Montana) are December with an average of 261.49 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 288.04 kWhac and November at 289.43 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Fort Benton, MT in Chouteau County has an approximate population of 1,464. [6]
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