Based on historical Mountain, ND data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Mountain.[1]
Mountain has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.58 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.03 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Mountain that are always titled at the latitude of Mountain (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.3 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.58 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.03 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 Mountain
Solar Radiation Data in Mountain, ND
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Mountain.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Mountain, ND
Mountain, ND has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Mountain is July with an average of 6.55 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.99 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Mountain (North Dakota) are December with an average of 2.35 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.75 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Mountain vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Mountain
The average monthly solar radiation level in Mountain, ND, of 4.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 18% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 30% 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: Mountain vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Mountain 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 Mountain
The Power of Solar in Mountain, ND
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Mountain (nd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Mountain. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Mountain, ND
Mountain (ND) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5420.21 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Mountain is July with an average of 600.88 kWhac, followed by August at 557.7 kWhac and June at 556.71 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Mountain (North Dakota) are December with an average of 249.83 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 289.58 kWhac and January at 301.13 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Mountain
Mountain Electricity Costs
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Mountain Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Mountain, ND in Pembina County has an approximate population of 92. [6]
Mountain, ND 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.