Based on historical Opheim, 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 Opheim.[1]
Opheim has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 15% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Opheim that are always titled at the latitude of Opheim (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.44 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.72 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.4 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 Opheim
Solar Radiation Data in Opheim, MT
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Opheim.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Opheim, MT
Opheim, MT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Opheim is July with an average of 6.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.36 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Opheim (Montana) are December with an average of 2.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.28 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Opheim vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Opheim
The average monthly solar radiation level in Opheim, MT, of 4.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 17% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 31% 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: Opheim vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Opheim 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 Opheim
The Power of Solar in Opheim, MT
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Opheim (mt). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Opheim. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Opheim, MT
Opheim (MT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5297.51 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Opheim is July with an average of 626.13 kWhac, followed by August at 592.06 kWhac and May at 570.38 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Opheim (Montana) are December with an average of 223.64 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 240.37 kWhac and November at 283.46 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Opheim
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Opheim Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Opheim, MT in Valley County has an approximate population of 85. [6]
Opheim, 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.