Based on historical Newark, NJ data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Newark.[1]
Newark has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Newark that are always titled at the latitude of Newark (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.67 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.96 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.88 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 Newark
Solar Radiation Data in Newark, NJ
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Newark.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Newark, NJ
Newark, NJ has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Newark is July with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.76 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Newark (New Jersey) are December with an average of 3.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.5 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Newark vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Newark
The average monthly solar radiation level in Newark, NJ, of 4.9 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: Newark vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Newark 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 Newark
The Power of Solar in Newark, NJ
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Newark (nj). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Newark. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Newark, NJ
Newark (NJ) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5509.13 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Newark is July with an average of 536.9 kWhac, followed by March at 517.51 kWhac and August at 516.84 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Newark (New Jersey) are December with an average of 333.72 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 358.45 kWhac and November at 371.29 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Newark
Newark Electricity Costs
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Newark Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Newark, NJ in Essex County has an approximate population of 277,140. [6]
Newark, NJ 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.