Based on historical Irwin, ID data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Irwin.[1]
Irwin has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 18% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Irwin that are always titled at the latitude of Irwin (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.72 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.07 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 Irwin
Solar Radiation Data in Irwin, ID
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Irwin.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Irwin, ID
Irwin, ID has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Irwin is July with an average of 6.75 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.51 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.3 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Irwin (Idaho) are December with an average of 2.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.66 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Irwin vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Irwin
The average monthly solar radiation level in Irwin, ID, of 4.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 24% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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: Irwin vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Irwin 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 Irwin
The Power of Solar in Irwin, ID
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Irwin (id). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Irwin. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Irwin, ID
Irwin (ID) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5493.09 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Irwin is July with an average of 600.58 kWhac, followed by August at 593.75 kWhac and June at 563.65 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Irwin (Idaho) are December with an average of 239.65 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 270.08 kWhac and November at 316.61 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Irwin
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The city of Irwin, ID in Bonneville County has an approximate population of 219. [6]
Irwin, ID 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.