Based on historical Kalispell, MT data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Kalispell.[1]
Kalispell has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 17% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Kalispell that are always titled at the latitude of Kalispell (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.52 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.76 kWh/m2/day and approximately 0% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.54 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 Kalispell
Solar Radiation Data in Kalispell, MT
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Kalispell.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Kalispell, MT
Kalispell, MT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Kalispell is July with an average of 7 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.57 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Kalispell (Montana) are January with an average of 1.61 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 1.67 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Kalispell vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Kalispell
The average monthly solar radiation level in Kalispell, MT, of 4.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 11% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 34% 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: Kalispell vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Kalispell 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 Kalispell
The Power of Solar in Kalispell, MT
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Kalispell (mt). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Kalispell. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Kalispell, MT
Kalispell (MT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4932.68 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Kalispell is July with an average of 637.43 kWhac, followed by August at 595.21 kWhac and May at 541.98 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Kalispell (Montana) are January with an average of 167.43 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 173.17 kWhac and November at 218.83 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Kalispell
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The city of Kalispell, MT in Flathead County has an approximate population of 19,927. [6]
Kalispell, 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.