Solar Energy in Blades, DE

Solar Energy Data in Blades, DE

See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Blades.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.

Solar Energy Analysis for Blades, DE

Based on historical Blades, DE data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Blades. ^[1]

Blades has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately equal to the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.18 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Blades that are always titled at the latitude of Blades (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.88 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.18 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.18 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Blades, DE

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Blades.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)

Solar Radiation Analysis for Blades, DE

Blades, DE has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Blades is July with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.86 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.81 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Blades (Delaware) are December with an average of 3.61 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.11 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.37 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Blades

The average monthly solar radiation level in Blades, DE, of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Blades vs. the U.S.

Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Blades 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).

The Power of Solar in Blades, DE

Monthly AC solar system output averages for Blades (de). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Blades. ^[2]

* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))

Solar Output Analysis for Blades, DE

Blades (DE) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5848.01 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Blades is April with an average of 551.69 kWhac, followed by May at 551.27 kWhac and July at 550.11 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Blades (Delaware) are December with an average of 367.52 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 423.41 kWhac and January at 428.86 kWhac. ^[2]