Solar Energy in Laytonsville, MD

Solar Energy Data in Laytonsville, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Laytonsville, MD

Based on historical Laytonsville, 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 Laytonsville. ^[1]

Laytonsville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Laytonsville that are always titled at the latitude of Laytonsville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.82 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.12 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Laytonsville, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Laytonsville, MD

Laytonsville, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Laytonsville is July with an average of 6.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.71 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.69 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Laytonsville (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.58 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.18 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Laytonsville

The average monthly solar radiation level in Laytonsville, MD, of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Laytonsville vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Laytonsville, MD

Laytonsville (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5749.04 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Laytonsville is July with an average of 558.5 kWhac, followed by August at 524.16 kWhac and April at 523.69 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Laytonsville (Maryland) are December with an average of 366.14 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 400.85 kWhac and November at 403.3 kWhac. ^[2]