Solar Energy in Forest Heights, MD

Solar Energy Data in Forest Heights, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Forest Heights, MD

Based on historical Forest 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 Forest Heights. ^[1]

Forest 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 Forest Heights that are always titled at the latitude of Forest 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 Forest Heights, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Forest Heights, MD

Forest Heights, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.07 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Forest Heights is July with an average of 5.83 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.7 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.66 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Forest Heights (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.7 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.27 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Forest Heights

The average monthly solar radiation level in Forest Heights, MD, of 5.07 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: Forest Heights vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Forest Heights, MD

Forest Heights (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5754.8 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Forest Heights is July with an average of 535.31 kWhac, followed by May at 531.87 kWhac and April at 522.46 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Forest Heights (Maryland) are December with an average of 374.14 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 407.11 kWhac and January at 431.73 kWhac. ^[2]