Based on historical 27513 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 27513.[1]
The region associated with 27513 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.57 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 27513 that are always titled at the latitude of Cary (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.14 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.57 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 27513
Solar Radiation Data in 27513
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 27513.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 27513
The region associated with 27513 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 27513 is May with an average of 5.81 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.74 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 27513 are December with an average of 4.25 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.52 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 27513 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 27513
The average monthly solar radiation level in 27513, of 5.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 27513 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 27513 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.
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Solar Power Output in 27513
The Power of Solar in 27513
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 27513. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 27513. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 27513
27513 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5733.21 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 27513 is May with an average of 527.77 kWhac, followed by October at 519.21 kWhac and April at 511.29 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 27513 are December with an average of 410.34 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 422.83 kWhac and January at 432.52 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 27513 is associated with the city of Cary in Wake County in North Carolina.
27513 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 27513, or for more solar-related resources for NC, 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.