Based on historical Chestertown, 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 Chestertown.[1]
Chestertown has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.16 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately equal to the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Chestertown that are always titled at the latitude of Chestertown (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.86 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Energy Glossary
Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI)
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 (DNI)
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 (ATaL)
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.
Solar Radiation Levels in Chestertown
Solar Radiation Data in Chestertown, MD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Chestertown.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Chestertown, MD
Chestertown, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Chestertown is July with an average of 5.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.8 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Chestertown (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.75 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Chestertown vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Chestertown
The average monthly solar radiation level in Chestertown, MD, of 5.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% 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: Chestertown vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Chestertown 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).
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Solar Power Output in Chestertown
The Power of Solar in Chestertown, MD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Chestertown (md). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Chestertown. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Chestertown, MD
Chestertown (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5806.58 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Chestertown is July with an average of 556.22 kWhac, followed by May at 546.07 kWhac and March at 536.91 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Chestertown (Maryland) are December with an average of 371.67 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 384.56 kWhac and November at 400.2 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Chestertown
Chestertown Electricity Costs
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Chestertown Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Chestertown, MD in Kent County has an approximate population of 5,252. [6]
Chestertown, MD Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
