Based on historical 82520 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 82520.[1]
The region associated with 82520 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 82520 that are always titled at the latitude of Lander (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.63 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.64 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.05 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 82520
Solar Radiation Data in 82520
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 82520.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 82520
The region associated with 82520 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 82520 is July with an average of 7.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.98 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 82520 are December with an average of 3.53 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.08 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 82520 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 82520
The average monthly solar radiation level in 82520, of 5.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 48% 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: 82520 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 82520 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 82520
The Power of Solar in 82520
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 82520. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 82520. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 82520
82520 has a average annual solar AC output value of 6601.93 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 82520 is July with an average of 634.88 kWhac, followed by June at 633.54 kWhac and March at 627.88 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 82520 are December with an average of 364.8 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 416.25 kWhac and November at 462.82 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 82520 is associated with the city of Lander in Fremont County in Wyoming.
82520 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 82520, or for more solar-related resources for WY, 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.