Based on historical Hamlet, 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 Hamlet.[1]
Hamlet has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.48 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hamlet that are always titled at the latitude of Hamlet (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.14 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.48 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.52 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 Hamlet
Solar Radiation Data in Hamlet, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hamlet.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hamlet, NC
Hamlet, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.3 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hamlet is May with an average of 5.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.84 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hamlet (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.61 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hamlet vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hamlet
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hamlet, NC, of 5.3 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: Hamlet vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hamlet 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 Hamlet
The Power of Solar in Hamlet, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hamlet (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hamlet. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hamlet, NC
Hamlet (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5732.56 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hamlet is May with an average of 534.98 kWhac, followed by October at 519.49 kWhac and April at 516.53 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hamlet (North Carolina) are December with an average of 412.17 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 422.94 kWhac and January at 440.6 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hamlet
Hamlet Electricity Costs
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Hamlet Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Hamlet, NC in Richmond County has an approximate population of 6,495. [6]
Hamlet, 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.