Solar Energy in Cottage City, MD

Solar Energy Data in Cottage City, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Cottage City, MD

Based on historical Cottage 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 Cottage City. ^[1]

Cottage City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.14 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.15 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Cottage City that are always titled at the latitude of Cottage City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.85 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.14 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Cottage City, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Cottage City, MD

Cottage City, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.08 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Cottage City is July with an average of 5.83 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.68 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.62 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Cottage City (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.73 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.12 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.29 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Cottage City

The average monthly solar radiation level in Cottage City, MD, of 5.08 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 29% 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]

→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).

Solar Power: Cottage City vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Cottage City, MD

Cottage City (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5771.4 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Cottage City is July with an average of 535.64 kWhac, followed by April at 529.27 kWhac and August at 523.86 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Cottage City (Maryland) are December with an average of 376.88 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 409.88 kWhac and January at 416.95 kWhac. ^[2]