Solar Energy in Frankford, DE

Solar Energy Data in Frankford, DE

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Frankford, DE

Based on historical Frankford, 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 Frankford. ^[1]

Frankford has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.16 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.17 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Frankford that are always titled at the latitude of Frankford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.87 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.17 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Frankford, DE

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Frankford, DE

Frankford, DE has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Frankford is July with an average of 5.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.76 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.7 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Frankford (Delaware) are December with an average of 3.7 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.78 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.31 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Frankford

The average monthly solar radiation level in Frankford, DE, of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 29% 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: Frankford vs. the U.S.

Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Frankford 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 Frankford, DE

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Frankford, DE

Frankford (DE) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5822.18 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Frankford is May with an average of 553.37 kWhac, followed by July at 546.79 kWhac and April at 542.98 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Frankford (Delaware) are December with an average of 380.98 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 395.62 kWhac and November at 421.35 kWhac. ^[2]