Solar Energy in Townsend, DE

Solar Energy Data in Townsend, DE

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Townsend, DE

Based on historical Townsend, 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 Townsend. ^[1]

Townsend has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Townsend that are always titled at the latitude of Townsend (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.84 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.13 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Townsend, DE

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Townsend, DE

Townsend, 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 Townsend is August with an average of 6.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.93 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.77 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Townsend (Delaware) are December with an average of 3.53 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.96 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.07 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Townsend

The average monthly solar radiation level in Townsend, 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]

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Solar Power: Townsend vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Townsend, DE

Townsend (DE) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5752.61 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Townsend is August with an average of 555.43 kWhac, followed by July at 546.98 kWhac and May at 536.93 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Townsend (Delaware) are December with an average of 360.6 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 390.91 kWhac and January at 406.5 kWhac. ^[2]