Based on historical Badin, NC data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Badin.[1]
Badin has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Badin that are always titled at the latitude of Badin (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.17 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.49 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.59 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 Badin
Solar Radiation Data in Badin, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Badin.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Badin, NC
Badin, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Badin is April with an average of 5.88 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.84 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Badin (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.28 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.62 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Badin vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Badin
The average monthly solar radiation level in Badin, NC, of 5.34 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: Badin vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Badin 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 Badin
The Power of Solar in Badin, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Badin (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Badin. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Badin, NC
Badin (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5818.01 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Badin is May with an average of 530.75 kWhac, followed by April at 528.04 kWhac and August at 512.38 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Badin (North Carolina) are December with an average of 417.52 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 428.01 kWhac and January at 446.15 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Badin
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The town of Badin, NC in Stanly County has an approximate population of 1,974. [6]
Badin, NC 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.