Based on historical Edenton, 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 Edenton.[1]
Edenton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Edenton that are always titled at the latitude of Edenton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.35 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.32 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 Edenton
Solar Radiation Data in Edenton, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Edenton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Edenton, NC
Edenton, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.25 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Edenton is June with an average of 5.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.73 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Edenton (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.24 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.6 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Edenton vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Edenton
The average monthly solar radiation level in Edenton, NC, of 5.25 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 21% 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: Edenton vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Edenton 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 Edenton
The Power of Solar in Edenton, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Edenton (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Edenton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Edenton, NC
Edenton (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5890.5 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Edenton is April with an average of 524.29 kWhac, followed by August at 522.65 kWhac and May at 520.59 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Edenton (North Carolina) are December with an average of 421.21 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 435.98 kWhac and November at 453.89 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Edenton
Edenton Electricity Costs
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Edenton Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Edenton, NC in Chowan County has an approximate population of 5,004. [6]
Edenton, 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.