See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Philipsburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Philipsburg, MT data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Philipsburg. [1]
Philipsburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 16% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Philipsburg that are always titled at the latitude of Philipsburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.61 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.66 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 Philipsburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Philipsburg 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 Philipsburg, MT at this current time.
However, Philipsburg is in Granite County and Granite County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Philipsburg (mt). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Philipsburg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Electricity prices (residential) in Philipsburg averaged 11.31 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in May 2021, which was about 18% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 13.76¢/kWh in May. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Philipsburg, is solar power a good choice for residents of this town?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Montana averaged $8.76 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in April 2021, which was approximately 28% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $12.21 per Mcf in April. [4]
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The town of Philipsburg, MT in Granite County has an approximate population of 820. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Philipsburg, MT, or for more solar-related resources for Philipsburg, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
