Based on historical 27546 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 27546.[1]
The region associated with 27546 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 27546 that are always titled at the latitude of Lillington (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.13 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.46 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.54 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 27546
Solar Radiation Data in 27546
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 27546.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 27546
The region associated with 27546 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.32 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 27546 is May with an average of 5.79 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.76 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 27546 are December with an average of 4.36 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.65 kWh/m2/day and November at 5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 27546 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 27546
The average monthly solar radiation level in 27546, of 5.32 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 35% 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: 27546 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 27546 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 27546
The Power of Solar in 27546
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 27546. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 27546. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 27546
27546 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5907.53 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 27546 is May with an average of 541.19 kWhac, followed by March at 534.29 kWhac and August at 519.45 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 27546 are December with an average of 430.32 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 446.21 kWhac and January at 462.97 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 27546 is associated with the city of Lillington in Harnett County in North Carolina.
27546 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 27546, 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.