Based on historical Sharptown, 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 Sharptown.[1]
Sharptown has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.17 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.14 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sharptown that are always titled at the latitude of Sharptown (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.86 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.17 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.14 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Energy Glossary
Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI)
Global Horizontal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation that is received per unit area by a surface that is always positioned in a horizontal manner.
Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI)
Direct Normal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is always perpendicular to the sun rays that come in a straight line from the direction of the sun at its current position in the sky.
Average Tilt at Latitude (ATaL)
Average Tilt at Latitude: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is tilted toward the equator at an angle equal to the current latitude. ATaL will often produce the optimum energy output.
Solar Radiation Levels in Sharptown
Solar Radiation Data in Sharptown, MD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sharptown.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sharptown, MD
Sharptown, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sharptown is July with an average of 5.9 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.83 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sharptown (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.83 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.13 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sharptown vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sharptown
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sharptown, MD, of 5.12 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]
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Solar Power: Sharptown vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sharptown 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).
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Solar Power Output in Sharptown
The Power of Solar in Sharptown, MD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sharptown (md). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sharptown. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sharptown, MD
Sharptown (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5829.94 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sharptown is July with an average of 547.85 kWhac, followed by May at 547.14 kWhac and August at 533.73 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sharptown (Maryland) are December with an average of 389.41 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 431.06 kWhac and November at 432.41 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sharptown
Sharptown Electricity Costs
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Sharptown Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Sharptown, MD in Wicomico County has an approximate population of 651. [6]
Sharptown, MD Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.