Based on historical Maiden, 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 Maiden.[1]
Maiden has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Maiden that are always titled at the latitude of Maiden (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.17 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.49 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.6 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 Maiden
Solar Radiation Data in Maiden, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Maiden.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Maiden, NC
Maiden, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Maiden is September with an average of 5.79 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.76 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.74 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Maiden (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.59 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Maiden vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Maiden
The average monthly solar radiation level in Maiden, NC, of 5.28 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 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: Maiden vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Maiden 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 Maiden
The Power of Solar in Maiden, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Maiden (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Maiden. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Maiden, NC
Maiden (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5876.42 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Maiden is April with an average of 531.69 kWhac, followed by March at 527.26 kWhac and May at 527.17 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Maiden (North Carolina) are December with an average of 398.56 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 440.06 kWhac and January at 457.72 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Maiden
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Maiden Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Maiden, NC in Catawba County has an approximate population of 3,310. [6]
Maiden, 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.