Based on historical Bakersville, 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 Bakersville.[1]
Bakersville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bakersville that are always titled at the latitude of Bakersville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.82 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.21 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.08 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 Bakersville
Solar Radiation Data in Bakersville, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bakersville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bakersville, NC
Bakersville, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bakersville is August with an average of 5.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.57 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bakersville (North Carolina) are December with an average of 3.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.24 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bakersville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bakersville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bakersville, NC, of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Bakersville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bakersville 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 Bakersville
The Power of Solar in Bakersville, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bakersville (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bakersville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bakersville, NC
Bakersville (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5534.5 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bakersville is August with an average of 516.22 kWhac, followed by July at 495.5 kWhac and May at 490.47 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bakersville (North Carolina) are December with an average of 382.82 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 412.19 kWhac and January at 413.01 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bakersville
Bakersville Electricity Costs
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The town of Bakersville, NC in Mitchell County has an approximate population of 464. [6]
Bakersville, NC Solar Energy
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Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity through a physical process known as the photovoltaic effect.
