Solar Energy in New Carrollton, MD

Solar Energy Data in New Carrollton, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for New Carrollton, MD

Based on historical New Carrollton, 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 New Carrollton. ^[1]

New Carrollton 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 New Carrollton that are always titled at the latitude of New Carrollton (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 New Carrollton, MD

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in New Carrollton.

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for New Carrollton, MD

New Carrollton, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in New Carrollton is July with an average of 5.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.58 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.58 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in New Carrollton (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.11 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.32 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in New Carrollton

The average monthly solar radiation level in New Carrollton, MD, of 5.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 29% 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: New Carrollton vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for New Carrollton, MD

New Carrollton (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5749.54 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in New Carrollton is July with an average of 529.42 kWhac, followed by March at 527.47 kWhac and April at 525.38 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in New Carrollton (Maryland) are December with an average of 376.27 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 411.95 kWhac and January at 426.78 kWhac. ^[2]