Based on historical Alpine, WY data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Alpine.[1]
Alpine has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.17 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 17% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Alpine that are always titled at the latitude of Alpine (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.77 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.17 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.04 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 Alpine
Solar Radiation Data in Alpine, WY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Alpine.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Alpine, WY
Alpine, WY has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Alpine is July with an average of 6.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.36 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Alpine (Wyoming) are December with an average of 2.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.81 kWh/m2/day and February at 3.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Alpine vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Alpine
The average monthly solar radiation level in Alpine, WY, of 4.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 21% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 28% 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: Alpine vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Alpine 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 Alpine
The Power of Solar in Alpine, WY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Alpine (wy). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Alpine. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Alpine, WY
Alpine (WY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5350.41 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Alpine is July with an average of 595.54 kWhac, followed by August at 579.72 kWhac and June at 546.61 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Alpine (Wyoming) are December with an average of 236.07 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 287.17 kWhac and February at 299.3 kWhac. [2]
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More about Alpine
About Alpine
The town of Alpine, WY in Lincoln County has an approximate population of 828. [6]
Alpine, WY Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Alpine, WY, or for more solar-related resources for Alpine, 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.