Based on historical Brevard, 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 Brevard.[1]
Brevard has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Brevard that are always titled at the latitude of Brevard (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.1 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.41 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 Brevard
Solar Radiation Data in Brevard, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Brevard.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Brevard, NC
Brevard, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Brevard is April with an average of 5.66 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.63 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Brevard (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.72 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Brevard vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Brevard
The average monthly solar radiation level in Brevard, NC, of 5.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 32% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% 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: Brevard vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Brevard 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 Brevard
The Power of Solar in Brevard, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Brevard (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Brevard. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Brevard, NC
Brevard (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5668.01 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Brevard is May with an average of 519.84 kWhac, followed by October at 516.39 kWhac and April at 505.97 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Brevard (North Carolina) are December with an average of 394.35 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 447.21 kWhac and November at 447.57 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Brevard
Brevard Electricity Costs
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Brevard Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Brevard, NC in Transylvania County has an approximate population of 7,609. [6]
Brevard, 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.