Based on historical Wheatland, WY data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Wheatland.[1]
Wheatland has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 19% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wheatland that are always titled at the latitude of Wheatland (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.43 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.51 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.54 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 Wheatland
Solar Radiation Data in Wheatland, WY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wheatland.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wheatland, WY
Wheatland, WY has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Wheatland is June with an average of 6.7 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.7 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.64 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wheatland (Wyoming) are December with an average of 3.75 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.17 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wheatland vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wheatland
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wheatland, WY, of 5.57 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 16% 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: Wheatland vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wheatland 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 Wheatland
The Power of Solar in Wheatland, WY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wheatland (wy). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wheatland. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wheatland, WY
Wheatland (WY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6394.08 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wheatland is August with an average of 619.97 kWhac, followed by June at 608.58 kWhac and July at 606.07 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wheatland (Wyoming) are December with an average of 395.81 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 428.36 kWhac and January at 439.99 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Wheatland
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The town of Wheatland, WY in Platte County has an approximate population of 3,627. [6]
Wheatland, WY Solar Energy
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