The average monthly solar radiation level in North Dakota's capital city, Bismarck, of 4.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 24% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 30% less than the average level of 6.6 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
→ North Dakota values listed here are based on the capital, Bismarck.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average North Dakota solar radiation levels compare to average levels in an area with historcially high levels (NV) and one 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).
→ North Dakota values listed here are based on the capital, Bismarck.
A look at solar installs in North Dakota. The chart below visualizes install totals for the top five counties in ND vs. the cumulative install total of rest of ND counties combined.
There are currently at least 0 solar panel installations throughout the state of North Dakota right now. [1]
Note: Install totals presented here are those voluntarily contributed from a variety of sources including solar incentive programs, utilities, installers, and the general public. [1] Data for some states is thinner than others.
Residential electricity prices in North Dakota averaged 10.17 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in March 2021, which was approximately 23% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 13.29¢/kWh in March. [2]
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Residential natural gas prices in North Dakota averaged $6.27 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in March 2021, which was about 41% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $10.55 per Mcf in March. [3]
North Dakota ranks 46th among all states in the U.S. with a population of approximately 672,591. [4]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in North Dakota, or for additional solar-related resources in ND, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
