Based on historical 84078 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 84078.[1]
The region associated with 84078 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 84078 that are always titled at the latitude of Vernal (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.78 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.88 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.4 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 84078
Solar Radiation Data in 84078
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 84078.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 84078
The region associated with 84078 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 84078 is July with an average of 6.83 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.79 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 84078 are December with an average of 3.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.95 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 84078 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 84078
The average monthly solar radiation level in 84078, of 5.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 47% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 12% 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: 84078 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 84078 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 84078
The Power of Solar in 84078
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 84078. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 84078. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 84078
84078 has a average annual solar AC output value of 6583.95 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 84078 is May with an average of 637.34 kWhac, followed by July at 624.62 kWhac and August at 620.71 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 84078 are January with an average of 403.58 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 403.72 kWhac and February at 429.71 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 84078 is associated with the city of Vernal in Uintah County in Utah.
84078 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 84078, or for more solar-related resources for UT, 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.