Solar Energy in Glen Echo, MD

Solar Energy Data in Glen Echo, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Glen Echo, MD

Based on historical Glen Echo, 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 Glen Echo. ^[1]

Glen Echo has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.27 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Glen Echo that are always titled at the latitude of Glen Echo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.88 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.27 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Glen Echo, MD

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Glen Echo.

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Glen Echo, MD

Glen Echo, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Glen Echo is August with an average of 5.65 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.61 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.5 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Glen Echo (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.51 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.72 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.28 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Glen Echo

The average monthly solar radiation level in Glen Echo, MD, of 4.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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: Glen Echo vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Glen Echo, MD

Glen Echo (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5590.21 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Glen Echo is July with an average of 518.21 kWhac, followed by April at 516.3 kWhac and May at 515.75 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Glen Echo (Maryland) are December with an average of 355.47 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 384.51 kWhac and November at 408.66 kWhac. ^[2]