Solar Energy in Fairmount Heights, MD

Solar Energy Data in Fairmount Heights, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Fairmount Heights, MD

Based on historical Fairmount Heights, 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 Fairmount Heights. ^[1]

Fairmount Heights has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.17 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Fairmount Heights that are always titled at the latitude of Fairmount Heights (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.86 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.17 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Fairmount Heights, MD

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Fairmount Heights.

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Fairmount Heights, MD

Fairmount Heights, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Fairmount Heights is July with an average of 5.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.57 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.57 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Fairmount Heights (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.11 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.3 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Fairmount Heights

The average monthly solar radiation level in Fairmount Heights, MD, of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% 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: Fairmount Heights vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Fairmount Heights, MD

Fairmount Heights (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5725.72 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Fairmount Heights is July with an average of 530.51 kWhac, followed by May at 526.06 kWhac and April at 524.01 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Fairmount Heights (Maryland) are December with an average of 377.02 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 410.81 kWhac and January at 427.92 kWhac. ^[2]