Based on historical Surf City, 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 Surf City.[1]
Surf City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.1 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Surf City that are always titled at the latitude of Surf City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.8 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.1 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.04 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 Surf City
Solar Radiation Data in Surf City, NJ
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Surf City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Surf City, NJ
Surf City, NJ 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 Surf City is August with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.82 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Surf City (New Jersey) are December with an average of 3.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.61 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Surf City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Surf City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Surf City, NJ, 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Surf City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Surf City 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 Surf City
The Power of Solar in Surf City, NJ
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Surf City (nj). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Surf City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Surf City, NJ
Surf City (NJ) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5692.8 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Surf City is July with an average of 548.24 kWhac, followed by August at 548.16 kWhac and May at 531.31 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Surf City (New Jersey) are December with an average of 356.12 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 378.38 kWhac and January at 379.09 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Surf City
Surf City Electricity Costs
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Surf City Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Surf City, NJ in Ocean County has an approximate population of 1,205. [6]
Surf City, 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.