Based on historical Valley City, 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 Valley City.[1]
Valley City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.73 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Valley City that are always titled at the latitude of Valley City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.42 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.73 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.17 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 Valley City
Solar Radiation Data in Valley City, ND
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Valley City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Valley City, ND
Valley City, ND has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Valley City is July with an average of 6.37 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.29 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Valley City (North Dakota) are December with an average of 2.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.97 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.12 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Valley City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Valley City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Valley City, ND, of 4.81 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 27% 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: Valley City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Valley City 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 Valley City
The Power of Solar in Valley City, ND
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Valley City (nd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Valley City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Valley City, ND
Valley City (ND) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5578.51 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Valley City is July with an average of 592.81 kWhac, followed by August at 589.96 kWhac and May at 564.16 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Valley City (North Dakota) are December with an average of 288.79 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 313.33 kWhac and January at 320.06 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Valley City
Valley City Electricity Costs
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Valley City Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Valley City, ND in Barnes County has an approximate population of 6,585. [6]
Valley City, 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.
