Based on historical Eureka, 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 Eureka.[1]
Eureka has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.47 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Eureka that are always titled at the latitude of Eureka (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.14 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.47 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.54 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 Eureka
Solar Radiation Data in Eureka, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Eureka.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Eureka, NC
Eureka, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Eureka is April with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.87 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Eureka (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.63 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Eureka vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Eureka
The average monthly solar radiation level in Eureka, NC, of 5.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 38% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 18% 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: Eureka vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Eureka 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 Eureka
The Power of Solar in Eureka, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Eureka (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Eureka. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Eureka, NC
Eureka (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6060.04 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Eureka is April with an average of 548.08 kWhac, followed by May at 542.57 kWhac and October at 542.55 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Eureka (North Carolina) are December with an average of 420.12 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 446.76 kWhac and January at 459.29 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Eureka
Eureka Electricity Costs
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Eureka Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Eureka, NC in Wayne County has an approximate population of 197. [6]
Eureka, NC Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.