Solar Energy in Thurmont, MD

Solar Energy Data in Thurmont, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Thurmont, MD

Based on historical Thurmont, 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 Thurmont. ^[1]

Thurmont has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.98 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Thurmont that are always titled at the latitude of Thurmont (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.73 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.04 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.98 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Thurmont, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Thurmont, MD

Thurmont, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Thurmont is July with an average of 5.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.62 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.51 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Thurmont (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.39 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.71 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.99 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Thurmont

The average monthly solar radiation level in Thurmont, MD, of 4.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 24% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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: Thurmont vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Thurmont, MD

Thurmont (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5526.31 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Thurmont is July with an average of 548.09 kWhac, followed by August at 515.44 kWhac and April at 508.73 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Thurmont (Maryland) are December with an average of 340.74 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 384.97 kWhac and November at 387.91 kWhac. ^[2]