See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Old Town.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Old Town, ME data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Old Town. [1]
Old Town has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Old Town that are always titled at the latitude of Old Town (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.39 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.64 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.88 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 Old Town.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Old Town, ME has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.63 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Old Town is August with an average of 5.75 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.71 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.31 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Old Town (Maine) are December with an average of 2.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.03 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Old Town, ME, of 4.63 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 18% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 30% 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 Old Town 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 currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Old Town, ME at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Old Town (me). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Old Town. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Old Town (ME) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5194.9 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Old Town is August with an average of 521.62 kWhac, followed by July at 519.03 kWhac and March at 501.55 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Old Town (Maine) are November with an average of 287.95 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 299.79 kWhac and January at 367.94 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Old Town, ME in Penobscot County has an approximate population of 7,840. [6]
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