Based on historical Boone, 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 Boone.[1]
Boone has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.22 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Boone that are always titled at the latitude of Boone (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.82 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.18 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.22 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 Boone
Solar Radiation Data in Boone, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Boone.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Boone, NC
Boone, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Boone is June with an average of 5.35 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.31 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.3 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Boone (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.46 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Boone vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Boone
The average monthly solar radiation level in Boone, NC, of 5.02 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: Boone vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Boone 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 Boone
The Power of Solar in Boone, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Boone (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Boone. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Boone, NC
Boone (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5496.79 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Boone is May with an average of 487.81 kWhac, followed by March at 485.62 kWhac and April at 476.08 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Boone (North Carolina) are December with an average of 392 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 433.04 kWhac and January at 438 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Boone
Boone Electricity Costs
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Boone Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Boone, NC in Watauga County has an approximate population of 17,122. [6]
Boone, 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.