Based on historical Lander, WY data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Lander.[1]
Lander has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.47 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 22% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Lander that are always titled at the latitude of Lander (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.4 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.47 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.73 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 Lander
Solar Radiation Data in Lander, WY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Lander.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Lander, WY
Lander, WY has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Lander is June with an average of 6.79 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.74 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Lander (Wyoming) are December with an average of 3.6 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.36 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Lander vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Lander
The average monthly solar radiation level in Lander, WY, of 5.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 42% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 15% 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: Lander vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Lander 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 Lander
The Power of Solar in Lander, WY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Lander (wy). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Lander. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Lander, WY
Lander (WY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6373.18 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Lander is June with an average of 615.29 kWhac, followed by May at 613.87 kWhac and July at 611.83 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Lander (Wyoming) are December with an average of 373.07 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 424.9 kWhac and November at 425.34 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Lander
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Lander Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Lander, WY in Fremont County has an approximate population of 7,487. [6]
Lander, WY 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.