Based on historical Leominster, 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 Leominster.[1]
Leominster has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Leominster that are always titled at the latitude of Leominster (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.52 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.81 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 Leominster
Solar Radiation Data in Leominster, MA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Leominster.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Leominster, MA
Leominster, MA 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 Leominster is August with an average of 5.71 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.67 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Leominster (Massachusetts) are December with an average of 3.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.71 kWh/m2/day and January at 4.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Leominster vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Leominster
The average monthly solar radiation level in Leominster, MA, 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: Leominster vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Leominster 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 Leominster
The Power of Solar in Leominster, MA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Leominster (ma). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Leominster. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Leominster, MA
Leominster (MA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5418.45 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Leominster is August with an average of 517.27 kWhac, followed by July at 513.16 kWhac and May at 511.66 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Leominster (Massachusetts) are December with an average of 308.47 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 351.74 kWhac and January at 406.86 kWhac. [2]
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More about Leominster
About Leominster
The city of Leominster, MA in Worcester County has an approximate population of 40,759. [6]
Leominster, 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.
