Based on historical Easthampton, MA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Easthampton.[1]
Easthampton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.68 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Easthampton that are always titled at the latitude of Easthampton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.48 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.79 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.68 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 Easthampton
Solar Radiation Data in Easthampton, MA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Easthampton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Easthampton, MA
Easthampton, MA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Easthampton is July with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.6 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.57 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Easthampton (Massachusetts) are December with an average of 3.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.55 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Easthampton vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Easthampton
The average monthly solar radiation level in Easthampton, MA, of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Easthampton vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Easthampton 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 Easthampton
The Power of Solar in Easthampton, MA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Easthampton (ma). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Easthampton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Easthampton, MA
Easthampton (MA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5377.37 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Easthampton is July with an average of 535.18 kWhac, followed by March at 518.67 kWhac and April at 507.27 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Easthampton (Massachusetts) are December with an average of 307.1 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 337.08 kWhac and January at 380.27 kWhac. [2]
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More about Easthampton
About Easthampton
The city of Easthampton, MA in Hampshire County has an approximate population of 16,053. [6]
Easthampton, MA 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.
