See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Opal.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Opal, WY data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Opal. [1]
Opal has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.71 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 25% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Opal that are always titled at the latitude of Opal (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.56 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.71 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Opal.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Opal, WY has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Opal is June with an average of 6.99 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.98 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Opal (Wyoming) are December with an average of 3.59 kWh/m2/day, followed by February with an average of 4.18 kWh/m2/day and January at 4.31 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Opal, WY, of 5.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 46% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 13% 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Opal 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of Opal, WY at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Opal (wy). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Opal. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Opal (WY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6603.72 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Opal is August with an average of 643.25 kWhac, followed by June at 643.15 kWhac and May at 631.45 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Opal (Wyoming) are December with an average of 377.51 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 379.83 kWhac and January at 449.83 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Opal, WY in Lincoln County has an approximate population of 96. [6]
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