See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Fountain.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Fountain, 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 Fountain. [1]
Fountain has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Fountain that are always titled at the latitude of Fountain (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.12 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Fountain.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Fountain, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Fountain is June with an average of 5.89 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.72 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.68 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Fountain (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.25 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.58 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Fountain, NC, of 5.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 33% 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Fountain 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of Fountain, NC at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Fountain (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Fountain. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Fountain (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5876.29 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Fountain is June with an average of 526.13 kWhac, followed by April at 524.98 kWhac and May at 524.85 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Fountain (North Carolina) are December with an average of 423.28 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 430.02 kWhac and November at 454.87 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Fountain, NC in Pitt County has an approximate population of 427. [6]
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