Based on historical 97146 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 97146.[1]
The region associated with 97146 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.03 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 97146 that are always titled at the latitude of Warrenton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 3.89 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.36 kWh/m2/day and approximately 28% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.03 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 97146
Solar Radiation Data in 97146
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 97146.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 97146
The region associated with 97146 has a average annual solar radiation value of 3.97 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 97146 is August with an average of 5.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.55 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 97146 are December with an average of 1.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 1.98 kWh/m2/day and November at 1.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 97146 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 97146
The average monthly solar radiation level in 97146, of 3.97 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 1% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 40% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 97146 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 97146 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.
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Solar Power Output in 97146
The Power of Solar in 97146
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 97146. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 97146. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 97146
97146 has a average annual solar AC output value of 4504.28 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 97146 is August with an average of 535.79 kWhac, followed by July at 520.56 kWhac and May at 494.57 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 97146 are December with an average of 177.44 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 192.19 kWhac and January at 200.64 kWhac. [2]
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More about 97146
About 97146
The ZIP code 97146 is associated with the city of Warrenton in Clatsop County in Oregon.
97146 Solar Energy & Power
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.