See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Mebane.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Mebane, 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 Mebane. [1]
Mebane has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Mebane that are always titled at the latitude of Mebane (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.11 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.42 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.53 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 Mebane.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Mebane, 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 Mebane is May with an average of 5.9 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.83 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Mebane (North Carolina) are December with an average of 3.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.68 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Mebane, 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Mebane 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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Monthly AC solar system output averages for Mebane (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Mebane. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Mebane (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5809.04 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Mebane is May with an average of 536.54 kWhac, followed by April at 525.87 kWhac and March at 518.54 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Mebane (North Carolina) are December with an average of 385.68 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 440.49 kWhac and November at 442.76 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Mebane, NC in Alamance County has an approximate population of 11,393. [6]
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