Solar Energy in Chesapeake City, MD

Solar Energy Data in Chesapeake City, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Chesapeake City, MD

Based on historical Chesapeake City, 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 Chesapeake City. ^[1]

Chesapeake City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.11 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.14 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Chesapeake City that are always titled at the latitude of Chesapeake City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.83 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.11 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.14 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Chesapeake City, MD

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Chesapeake City.

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Chesapeake City, MD

Chesapeake City, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Chesapeake City is August with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.9 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.71 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Chesapeake City (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.78 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.05 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Chesapeake City

The average monthly solar radiation level in Chesapeake City, MD, of 5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% 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: Chesapeake City vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Chesapeake City, MD

Chesapeake City (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5684.82 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Chesapeake City is August with an average of 545.24 kWhac, followed by July at 543.75 kWhac and April at 533.64 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Chesapeake City (Maryland) are December with an average of 373.15 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 386.91 kWhac and January at 392.33 kWhac. ^[2]