Solar Energy in Trappe, MD

Solar Energy Data in Trappe, MD

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

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

Solar Energy Analysis for Trappe, MD

Based on historical Trappe, 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 Trappe. ^[1]

Trappe has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.23 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.25 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Trappe that are always titled at the latitude of Trappe (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.93 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.23 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.25 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Trappe, MD

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

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

Solar Radiation Analysis for Trappe, MD

Trappe, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.08 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Trappe is July with an average of 6.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.87 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.86 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Trappe (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.47 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.93 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.15 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Trappe

The average monthly solar radiation level in Trappe, MD, of 5.08 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: Trappe vs. the U.S.

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

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

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

Solar Output Analysis for Trappe, MD

Trappe (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5741.93 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Trappe is July with an average of 550.6 kWhac, followed by April at 549 kWhac and August at 539.48 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Trappe (Maryland) are December with an average of 349.82 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 400.53 kWhac and November at 403.05 kWhac. ^[2]