Solar Energy in Riverdale Park, MD

Solar Energy Data in Riverdale Park, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Riverdale Park, MD

Based on historical Riverdale 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 Riverdale Park. ^[1]

Riverdale Park has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.14 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.15 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Riverdale Park that are always titled at the latitude of Riverdale Park (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.85 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.14 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Riverdale Park, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Riverdale Park, MD

Riverdale Park, 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 Riverdale Park is July with an average of 5.75 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.7 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.7 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Riverdale Park (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.1 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.3 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Riverdale Park

The average monthly solar radiation level in Riverdale Park, 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: Riverdale Park vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Riverdale Park, MD

Riverdale Park (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5757.07 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Riverdale Park is April with an average of 530.6 kWhac, followed by July at 528.77 kWhac and March at 526.47 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Riverdale Park (Maryland) are December with an average of 375.81 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 410.97 kWhac and January at 425.84 kWhac. ^[2]