See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Lake Lure.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Lake Lure, 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 Lake Lure. [1]
Lake Lure has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Lake Lure that are always titled at the latitude of Lake Lure (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.14 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.44 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.52 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 Lake Lure.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Lake Lure, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Lake Lure is May with an average of 5.62 kWh/m2/day, followed by October at 5.59 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Lake Lure (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.76 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Lake Lure, NC, of 5.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 32% 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 Lake Lure 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 Lake Lure, NC at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Lake Lure (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Lake Lure. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Lake Lure (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5694.95 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Lake Lure is October with an average of 515.09 kWhac, followed by May at 514.74 kWhac and March at 504.11 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Lake Lure (North Carolina) are December with an average of 391.46 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 435.42 kWhac and November at 450.95 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Lake Lure, NC in Rutherford County has an approximate population of 1,192. [6]
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