Based on historical Salt Lake City, UT data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Salt Lake City.[1]
Salt Lake City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.71 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 20% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Salt Lake City that are always titled at the latitude of Salt Lake City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.51 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.71 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.86 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 Salt Lake City
Solar Radiation Data in Salt Lake City, UT
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Salt Lake City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Salt Lake City is July with an average of 6.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.77 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Salt Lake City (Utah) are December with an average of 3.2 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.72 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Salt Lake City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Salt Lake City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Salt Lake City, UT, of 5.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 39% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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: Salt Lake City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City
The Power of Solar in Salt Lake City, UT
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Salt Lake City (ut). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Salt Lake City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City (UT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6081.61 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Salt Lake City is July with an average of 607.75 kWhac, followed by May at 604.29 kWhac and August at 604.13 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Salt Lake City (Utah) are December with an average of 328.87 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 376.64 kWhac and February at 387.76 kWhac. [2]
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More about Salt Lake City
About Salt Lake City
The city of Salt Lake City, UT in Salt Lake County has an approximate population of 186,440. [6]
Salt Lake City, UT Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Salt Lake City, UT, or for more solar-related resources for Salt Lake City, visit 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.
