See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Three Forks.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Three Forks, MT data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Three Forks. [1]
Three Forks has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.08 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 18% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Three Forks that are always titled at the latitude of Three Forks (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.93 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.08 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.99 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 Three Forks.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Three Forks, MT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Three Forks is July with an average of 6.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.78 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Three Forks (Montana) are December with an average of 2.47 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.75 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.22 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Three Forks, MT, of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 26% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% 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 Three Forks 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 Three Forks, MT at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Three Forks (mt). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Three Forks. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Three Forks (MT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5677.75 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Three Forks is July with an average of 641.57 kWhac, followed by August at 620.9 kWhac and June at 572.93 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Three Forks (Montana) are December with an average of 260.98 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 284.72 kWhac and November at 322.72 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Three Forks, MT in Gallatin County has an approximate population of 1,869. [6]
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