Solar Energy in Delmar, MD

Solar Energy Data in Delmar, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Delmar, MD

Based on historical Delmar, 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 Delmar. ^[1]

Delmar has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.19 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.21 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Delmar that are always titled at the latitude of Delmar (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.89 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.19 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.21 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Delmar, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Delmar, MD

Delmar, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Delmar is July with an average of 5.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.76 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.74 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Delmar (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.72 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 Delmar

The average monthly solar radiation level in Delmar, MD, of 5.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 31% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% 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: Delmar vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Delmar, MD

Delmar (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5861.89 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Delmar is July with an average of 552.41 kWhac, followed by March at 547.75 kWhac and April at 542.22 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Delmar (Maryland) are December with an average of 379.47 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 423.42 kWhac and November at 428.41 kWhac. ^[2]