Based on historical Brewster, NY data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Brewster.[1]
Brewster has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Brewster that are always titled at the latitude of Brewster (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.59 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.83 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 Brewster
Solar Radiation Data in Brewster, NY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Brewster.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Brewster, NY
Brewster, NY has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Brewster is July with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.74 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Brewster (New York) are December with an average of 3.15 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.75 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Brewster vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Brewster
The average monthly solar radiation level in Brewster, NY, of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Brewster vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Brewster 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 Brewster
The Power of Solar in Brewster, NY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Brewster (ny). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Brewster. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Brewster, NY
Brewster (NY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5340.11 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Brewster is July with an average of 525.62 kWhac, followed by August at 512.41 kWhac and March at 491.89 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Brewster (New York) are December with an average of 312.44 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 354.86 kWhac and January at 381.4 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Brewster
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More about Brewster
About Brewster
The village of Brewster, NY in Putnam County has an approximate population of 2,390. [6]
Brewster, NY Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.