See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in 04786.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical 04786 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 04786. [1]
The region associated with 04786 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.47 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 04786 that are always titled at the latitude of Washburn (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.17 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.47 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Global Horizontal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation that is received per unit area by a surface that is always positioned in a horizontal manner.
Direct Normal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is always perpendicular to the sun rays that come in a straight line from the direction of the sun at its current position in the sky.
Average Tilt at Latitude: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is tilted toward the equator at an angle equal to the current latitude. ATaL will often produce the optimum energy output.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 04786.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
The region associated with 04786 has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 04786 is August with an average of 5.49 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.43 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 04786 are December with an average of 2.49 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 2.64 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in 04786, of 4.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 11% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 34% 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 04786 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).
We do not have data on solar panel installations in ZIP Code 04786 at the current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 04786. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 04786. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
04786 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5038.81 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 04786 is April with an average of 513.15 kWhac, followed by August at 509.64 kWhac and May at 499.53 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 04786 are November with an average of 261.15 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 262.66 kWhac and January at 344.88 kWhac. [2]
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The ZIP code 04786 is associated with the city of Washburn in Aroostook County in Maine.
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