Solar Energy in Mountain Lake Park, MD

Solar Energy Data in Mountain Lake Park, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Mountain Lake Park, MD

Based on historical Mountain Lake Park, 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 Mountain Lake Park. ^[1]

Mountain Lake Park has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.62 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Mountain Lake Park that are always titled at the latitude of Mountain Lake Park (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.39 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.84 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.62 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Mountain Lake Park, MD

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Mountain Lake Park.

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Mountain Lake Park, MD

Mountain Lake Park, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Mountain Lake Park is August with an average of 5.6 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.5 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.5 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Mountain Lake Park (Maryland) are December with an average of 2.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.32 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.74 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Mountain Lake Park

The average monthly solar radiation level in Mountain Lake Park, MD, of 4.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 17% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 30% 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: Mountain Lake Park vs. the U.S.

Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Mountain Lake Park 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 Mountain Lake Park, MD

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Mountain Lake Park, MD

Mountain Lake Park (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5101.62 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Mountain Lake Park is August with an average of 509.94 kWhac, followed by July at 496.85 kWhac and June at 488.41 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Mountain Lake Park (Maryland) are December with an average of 287.12 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 335.16 kWhac and February at 338.77 kWhac. ^[2]