Based on historical Ophir, UT data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ophir.[1]
Ophir has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.34 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ophir that are always titled at the latitude of Ophir (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.65 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.34 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 Ophir
Solar Radiation Data in Ophir, UT
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ophir.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ophir, UT
Ophir, UT has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ophir is June with an average of 6.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.76 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.64 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ophir (Utah) are December with an average of 3.78 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.98 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ophir vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ophir
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ophir, UT, of 5.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 44% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 15% 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: Ophir vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ophir 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 Ophir
The Power of Solar in Ophir, UT
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ophir (ut). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ophir. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ophir, UT
Ophir (UT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6351.29 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ophir is June with an average of 618.36 kWhac, followed by July at 608.52 kWhac and May at 600.35 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ophir (Utah) are December with an average of 387.12 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 405.98 kWhac and February at 430.09 kWhac. [2]
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More about Ophir
About Ophir
The town of Ophir, UT in Tooele County has an approximate population of 38. [6]
Ophir, UT 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.