Based on historical Cheyenne, WY data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Cheyenne.[1]
Cheyenne has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 19% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Cheyenne that are always titled at the latitude of Cheyenne (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.52 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.57 kWh/m2/day and approximately 3% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.67 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 Cheyenne
Solar Radiation Data in Cheyenne, WY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Cheyenne.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Cheyenne, WY
Cheyenne, WY has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.7 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Cheyenne is September with an average of 6.47 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.46 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Cheyenne (Wyoming) are December with an average of 4.33 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.53 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Cheyenne vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Cheyenne
The average monthly solar radiation level in Cheyenne, WY, of 5.7 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 45% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 14% 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: Cheyenne vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne
The Power of Solar in Cheyenne, WY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Cheyenne (wy). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Cheyenne. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Cheyenne, WY
Cheyenne (WY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6520.62 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Cheyenne is March with an average of 616.08 kWhac, followed by July at 587.69 kWhac and September at 586.01 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Cheyenne (Wyoming) are December with an average of 453.85 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 462.29 kWhac and January at 471.24 kWhac. [2]
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More about Cheyenne
About Cheyenne
The city of Cheyenne, WY in Laramie County has an approximate population of 59,466. [6]
Cheyenne, WY Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Cheyenne, WY, or for more solar-related resources for Cheyenne, 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.