Based on historical 28551 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 28551.[1]
The region associated with 28551 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 28551 that are always titled at the latitude of La Grange (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.1 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.46 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 28551
Solar Radiation Data in 28551
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 28551.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 28551
The region associated with 28551 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 28551 is April with an average of 6.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.81 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 28551 are January with an average of 4.49 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.56 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 28551 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 28551
The average monthly solar radiation level in 28551, of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% 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: 28551 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 28551 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 28551
The Power of Solar in 28551
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 28551. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 28551. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 28551
28551 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5997.1 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 28551 is April with an average of 559.19 kWhac, followed by October at 547.22 kWhac and May at 546.83 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 28551 are February with an average of 427.94 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 449.07 kWhac and December at 452.17 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 28551 is associated with the city of La Grange in Lenoir County in North Carolina.
28551 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 28551, 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.