Based on historical 03868 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 03868.[1]
The region associated with 03868 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 03868 that are always titled at the latitude of Rochester (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.61 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.82 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.1 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 03868
Solar Radiation Data in 03868
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 03868.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 03868
The region associated with 03868 has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.91 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 03868 is August with an average of 5.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.94 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 03868 are December with an average of 3.23 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.62 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 03868 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 03868
The average monthly solar radiation level in 03868, of 4.91 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 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: 03868 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 03868 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 03868
The Power of Solar in 03868
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 03868. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 03868. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 03868
03868 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5483.71 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 03868 is July with an average of 540.46 kWhac, followed by August at 539.98 kWhac and March at 528.47 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 03868 are December with an average of 321.28 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 342.74 kWhac and January at 384.77 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 03868 is associated with the city of Rochester in Strafford County in New Hampshire.
03868 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 03868, or for more solar-related resources for NH, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.