Solar Energy in Bowie, MD

Solar Energy Data in Bowie, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Bowie, MD

Based on historical Bowie, MD data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bowie. ^[1]

Bowie has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Bowie that are always titled at the latitude of Bowie (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.86 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Bowie, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Bowie, MD

Bowie, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bowie is July with an average of 5.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.72 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.68 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bowie (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.7 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.87 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.36 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Bowie

The average monthly solar radiation level in Bowie, MD, of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Bowie vs. the U.S.

Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bowie 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 Bowie, MD

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Bowie, MD

Bowie (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5720.46 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bowie is July with an average of 539.42 kWhac, followed by August at 527.18 kWhac and March at 523.59 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bowie (Maryland) are December with an average of 373.35 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 399.68 kWhac and November at 416.42 kWhac. ^[2]