Based on historical Belwood, 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 Belwood.[1]
Belwood has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.5 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 Belwood that are always titled at the latitude of Belwood (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.19 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.5 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 Belwood
Solar Radiation Data in Belwood, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Belwood.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Belwood, NC
Belwood, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Belwood is April with an average of 5.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.85 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Belwood (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.59 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Belwood vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Belwood
The average monthly solar radiation level in Belwood, NC, of 5.36 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: Belwood vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Belwood 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 Belwood
The Power of Solar in Belwood, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Belwood (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Belwood. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Belwood, NC
Belwood (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5969.53 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Belwood is May with an average of 552.2 kWhac, followed by March at 545.38 kWhac and April at 539.79 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Belwood (North Carolina) are December with an average of 416.73 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 448.44 kWhac and January at 457.44 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Belwood
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The town of Belwood, NC in Cleveland County has an approximate population of 950. [6]
Belwood, 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.