Based on historical Hope, ND data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Hope.[1]
Hope has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.67 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hope that are always titled at the latitude of Hope (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.35 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.67 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.08 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 Hope
Solar Radiation Data in Hope, ND
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hope.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hope, ND
Hope, ND has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hope is July with an average of 6.38 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.18 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hope (North Dakota) are December with an average of 2.51 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.07 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.18 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hope vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hope
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hope, ND, of 4.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 20% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 29% 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: Hope vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hope 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 Hope
The Power of Solar in Hope, ND
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hope (nd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hope. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hope, ND
Hope (ND) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5463 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hope is July with an average of 590.58 kWhac, followed by August at 579.2 kWhac and April at 545.04 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hope (North Dakota) are December with an average of 264.81 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 322.37 kWhac and January at 334.57 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hope
Hope Electricity Costs
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Hope Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Hope, ND in Steele County has an approximate population of 258. [6]
Hope, ND 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.