Solar Energy in Greensboro, MD

Solar Energy Data in Greensboro, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Greensboro, MD

Based on historical Greensboro, 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 Greensboro. ^[1]

Greensboro has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.2 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Greensboro that are always titled at the latitude of Greensboro (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.89 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.18 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.2 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Greensboro, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Greensboro, MD

Greensboro, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Greensboro is July with an average of 5.9 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.83 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.79 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Greensboro (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.55 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.91 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.3 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Greensboro

The average monthly solar radiation level in Greensboro, MD, of 5.12 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: Greensboro vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Greensboro, MD

Greensboro (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5818.1 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Greensboro is May with an average of 548.41 kWhac, followed by July at 544.44 kWhac and April at 540.26 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Greensboro (Maryland) are December with an average of 362.81 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 403.83 kWhac and November at 409.89 kWhac. ^[2]