Solar Energy in Crisfield, MD

Solar Energy Data in Crisfield, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Crisfield, MD

Based on historical Crisfield, 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 Crisfield. ^[1]

Crisfield has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.44 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Crisfield that are always titled at the latitude of Crisfield (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.06 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.34 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.44 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Crisfield, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Crisfield, MD

Crisfield, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Crisfield is April with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.92 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.91 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Crisfield (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.62 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.42 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Crisfield

The average monthly solar radiation level in Crisfield, MD, of 5.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 32% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 21% 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: Crisfield vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Crisfield, MD

Crisfield (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5940.04 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Crisfield is April with an average of 562.18 kWhac, followed by May at 558.56 kWhac and July at 550.32 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Crisfield (Maryland) are December with an average of 367.53 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 423.99 kWhac and January at 430.79 kWhac. ^[2]