Solar Energy in Frostburg, MD

Solar Energy Data in Frostburg, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Frostburg, MD

Based on historical Frostburg, 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 Frostburg. ^[1]

Frostburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.74 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Frostburg that are always titled at the latitude of Frostburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.5 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.89 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.74 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Frostburg, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Frostburg, MD

Frostburg, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Frostburg is July with an average of 5.73 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.6 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.57 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Frostburg (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.14 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.67 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.86 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Frostburg

The average monthly solar radiation level in Frostburg, MD, of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). ^[1]

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Solar Power: Frostburg vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Frostburg, MD

Frostburg (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5311.31 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Frostburg is July with an average of 512.69 kWhac, followed by August at 505.6 kWhac and May at 500.46 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Frostburg (Maryland) are December with an average of 313.56 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 362.38 kWhac and January at 369.57 kWhac. ^[2]