Based on historical Brunswick, 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 Brunswick.[1]
Brunswick has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Brunswick that are always titled at the latitude of Brunswick (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.22 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.57 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.61 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 Brunswick
Solar Radiation Data in Brunswick, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Brunswick.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Brunswick, NC
Brunswick, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Brunswick is May with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.73 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Brunswick (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.38 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.71 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.95 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Brunswick vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Brunswick
The average monthly solar radiation level in Brunswick, NC, of 5.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 35% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: Brunswick vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Brunswick 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 Brunswick
The Power of Solar in Brunswick, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Brunswick (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Brunswick. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Brunswick, NC
Brunswick (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5903.56 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Brunswick is May with an average of 536.87 kWhac, followed by March at 534.63 kWhac and April at 524.82 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Brunswick (North Carolina) are December with an average of 435.32 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 438.22 kWhac and January at 457.55 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Brunswick
Brunswick Electricity Costs
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Brunswick Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Brunswick, NC in Columbus County has an approximate population of 1,119. [6]
Brunswick, NC Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Brunswick, NC, or for more solar-related resources for Brunswick, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.