Solar Energy in Glenarden, MD

Solar Energy Data in Glenarden, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Glenarden, MD

Based on historical Glenarden, 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 Glenarden. ^[1]

Glenarden 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 4.16 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Glenarden that are always titled at the latitude of Glenarden (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 4.16 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Glenarden, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Glenarden, MD

Glenarden, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Glenarden is July with an average of 5.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.71 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.7 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Glenarden (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.12 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.33 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Glenarden

The average monthly solar radiation level in Glenarden, MD, of 5.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% 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: Glenarden vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Glenarden, MD

Glenarden (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5768.63 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Glenarden is May with an average of 537.28 kWhac, followed by July at 529.56 kWhac and March at 526.22 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Glenarden (Maryland) are December with an average of 376.14 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 412.82 kWhac and January at 417.74 kWhac. ^[2]