Based on historical Hagerstown, 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 Hagerstown.[1]
Hagerstown has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.03 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hagerstown that are always titled at the latitude of Hagerstown (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.69 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.03 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Energy Glossary
Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI)
Global Horizontal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation that is received per unit area by a surface that is always positioned in a horizontal manner.
Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI)
Direct Normal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is always perpendicular to the sun rays that come in a straight line from the direction of the sun at its current position in the sky.
Average Tilt at Latitude (ATaL)
Average Tilt at Latitude: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is tilted toward the equator at an angle equal to the current latitude. ATaL will often produce the optimum energy output.
Solar Radiation Levels in Hagerstown
Solar Radiation Data in Hagerstown, MD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hagerstown.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hagerstown, MD
Hagerstown, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hagerstown is July with an average of 5.83 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.76 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hagerstown (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.24 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.71 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.95 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hagerstown vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hagerstown
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hagerstown, MD, of 4.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 26% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% 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: Hagerstown vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hagerstown 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).
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Solar Power Output in Hagerstown
The Power of Solar in Hagerstown, MD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hagerstown (md). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hagerstown. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hagerstown, MD
Hagerstown (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5608.11 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hagerstown is July with an average of 536.07 kWhac, followed by August at 525.43 kWhac and May at 524.39 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hagerstown (Maryland) are December with an average of 338.23 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 383.92 kWhac and January at 385.12 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hagerstown
Hagerstown Electricity Costs
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The city of Hagerstown, MD in Washington County has an approximate population of 39,662. [6]
Hagerstown, MD Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
