See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Melrose.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Melrose, 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 Melrose. [1]
Melrose has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Melrose that are always titled at the latitude of Melrose (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.55 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.82 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Melrose.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Melrose, MA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.93 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Melrose is August with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.77 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Melrose (Massachusetts) are December with an average of 3.13 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.89 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Melrose, MA, of 4.93 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Melrose 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Melrose, MA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Melrose (ma). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Melrose. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Melrose (MA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5482.2 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Melrose is August with an average of 527.91 kWhac, followed by July at 522.12 kWhac and May at 514.75 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Melrose (Massachusetts) are December with an average of 310.58 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 367.94 kWhac and January at 400.89 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Melrose, MA in Middlesex County has an approximate population of 26,983. [6]
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