Based on historical Metaline, WA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Metaline.[1]
Metaline has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 16% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.33 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Metaline that are always titled at the latitude of Metaline (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.42 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.64 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.33 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 Metaline
Solar Radiation Data in Metaline, WA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Metaline.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Metaline, WA
Metaline, WA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Metaline is July with an average of 6.73 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.35 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Metaline (Washington) are December with an average of 1.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 1.77 kWh/m2/day and January at 1.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Metaline vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Metaline
The average monthly solar radiation level in Metaline, WA, of 4.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 8% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 36% 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: Metaline vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Metaline 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 Metaline
The Power of Solar in Metaline, WA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Metaline (wa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Metaline. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Metaline, WA
Metaline (WA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4757.37 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Metaline is July with an average of 606.27 kWhac, followed by August at 575.11 kWhac and May at 531.39 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Metaline (Washington) are November with an average of 175.02 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 183.78 kWhac and January at 197.31 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Metaline
Metaline Electricity Costs
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The town of Metaline, WA in Pend Oreille County has an approximate population of 173. [6]
Metaline, WA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.