Based on historical Spray, OR data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Spray.[1]
Spray has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 18% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.28 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Spray that are always titled at the latitude of Spray (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.13 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.31 kWh/m2/day and approximately 3% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.28 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 Spray
Solar Radiation Data in Spray, OR
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Spray.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Spray, OR
Spray, OR has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Spray is July with an average of 7.34 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 7.29 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Spray (Oregon) are December with an average of 2.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.76 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.02 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Spray vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Spray
The average monthly solar radiation level in Spray, OR, of 5.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Spray vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Spray 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 Spray
The Power of Solar in Spray, OR
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Spray (or). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Spray. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Spray, OR
Spray (OR) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5741.24 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Spray is July with an average of 683.27 kWhac, followed by August at 674.41 kWhac and June at 621.52 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Spray (Oregon) are December with an average of 235 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 287.78 kWhac and November at 296.06 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Spray
Spray Electricity Costs
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Spray Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Spray, OR in Wheeler County has an approximate population of 160. [6]
Spray, OR Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.