Based on historical 97848 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 97848.[1]
The region associated with 97848 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.29 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 18% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.26 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 97848 that are always titled at the latitude of Kimberly (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.08 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.29 kWh/m2/day and approximately 3% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.26 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 97848
Solar Radiation Data in 97848
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 97848.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 97848
The region associated with 97848 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 97848 is July with an average of 7.52 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 7.07 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 97848 are December with an average of 2.59 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 2.84 kWh/m2/day and January at 2.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 97848 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 97848
The average monthly solar radiation level in 97848, of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 29% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: 97848 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 97848 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 97848
The Power of Solar in 97848
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 97848. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 97848. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 97848
97848 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5715.1 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 97848 is July with an average of 686.32 kWhac, followed by August at 645.04 kWhac and June at 598.73 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 97848 are December with an average of 264.43 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 280.09 kWhac and January at 301.74 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 97848 is associated with the city of Kimberly in Grant County in Oregon.
97848 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 97848, or for more solar-related resources for OR, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.