Solar Energy in Greenwood, DE

Solar Energy Data in Greenwood, DE

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Greenwood, DE

Based on historical Greenwood, 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 Greenwood. ^[1]

Greenwood 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 Greenwood that are always titled at the latitude of Greenwood (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 Greenwood, DE

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Greenwood, DE

Greenwood, DE has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.16 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Greenwood is July with an average of 5.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.85 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.75 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Greenwood (Delaware) are December with an average of 3.7 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.35 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Greenwood

The average monthly solar radiation level in Greenwood, DE, of 5.16 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 31% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% 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: Greenwood vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Greenwood, DE

Greenwood (DE) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5868.61 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Greenwood is July with an average of 549.94 kWhac, followed by May at 544.29 kWhac and August at 535.41 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Greenwood (Delaware) are December with an average of 379.81 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 422.06 kWhac and January at 424.89 kWhac. ^[2]