Solar Energy in Somerset, MD

Solar Energy Data in Somerset, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Somerset, MD

Based on historical Somerset, 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 Somerset. ^[1]

Somerset has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.21 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Somerset that are always titled at the latitude of Somerset (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.87 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.21 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Somerset, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Somerset, MD

Somerset, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Somerset is June with an average of 5.68 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.66 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.65 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Somerset (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.76 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.33 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Somerset

The average monthly solar radiation level in Somerset, MD, of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Somerset vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Somerset, MD

Somerset (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5676.34 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Somerset is May with an average of 536.36 kWhac, followed by April at 523.16 kWhac and July at 523.02 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Somerset (Maryland) are December with an average of 366.9 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 389.44 kWhac and November at 414.05 kWhac. ^[2]