Based on historical Ellensburg, WA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ellensburg.[1]
Ellensburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ellensburg that are always titled at the latitude of Ellensburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.84 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.09 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.77 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 Ellensburg
Solar Radiation Data in Ellensburg, WA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ellensburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ellensburg, WA
Ellensburg, WA 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 Ellensburg is July with an average of 7.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 7.23 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ellensburg (Washington) are January with an average of 1.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 2.17 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ellensburg vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ellensburg
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ellensburg, WA, 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: Ellensburg vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ellensburg 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 Ellensburg
The Power of Solar in Ellensburg, WA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ellensburg (wa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ellensburg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ellensburg, WA
Ellensburg (WA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5626.44 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ellensburg is July with an average of 665.26 kWhac, followed by August at 647.4 kWhac and June at 612.45 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ellensburg (Washington) are January with an average of 187.62 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 220.75 kWhac and November at 277.04 kWhac. [2]
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More about Ellensburg
About Ellensburg
The city of Ellensburg, WA in Kittitas County has an approximate population of 18,174. [6]
Ellensburg, WA 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.
