Solar Energy in Pittsville, MD

Solar Energy Data in Pittsville, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Pittsville, MD

Based on historical Pittsville, 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 Pittsville. ^[1]

Pittsville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.23 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Pittsville that are always titled at the latitude of Pittsville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.91 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.2 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.23 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Pittsville, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Pittsville, MD

Pittsville, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.11 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Pittsville is May with an average of 5.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.83 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.8 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pittsville (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.62 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.22 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.32 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Pittsville

The average monthly solar radiation level in Pittsville, MD, of 5.11 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: Pittsville vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Pittsville, MD

Pittsville (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5828.54 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pittsville is May with an average of 573.99 kWhac, followed by April at 548.96 kWhac and July at 541.07 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pittsville (Maryland) are December with an average of 366.44 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 421.23 kWhac and January at 431.03 kWhac. ^[2]