Based on historical Manteo, 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 Manteo.[1]
Manteo has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Manteo that are always titled at the latitude of Manteo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.08 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.43 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.47 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 Manteo
Solar Radiation Data in Manteo, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Manteo.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Manteo, NC
Manteo, 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 Manteo is May with an average of 5.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.86 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Manteo (North Carolina) are December with an average of 3.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.09 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Manteo vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Manteo
The average monthly solar radiation level in Manteo, 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).
Solar Power: Manteo vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Manteo 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 Manteo
The Power of Solar in Manteo, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Manteo (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Manteo. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Manteo, NC
Manteo (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5943.06 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Manteo is May with an average of 565.32 kWhac, followed by April at 547.42 kWhac and March at 546.38 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Manteo (North Carolina) are December with an average of 398.35 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 421.44 kWhac and February at 433.87 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Manteo
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The town of Manteo, NC in Dare County has an approximate population of 1,434. [6]
Manteo, 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.