Based on historical Newport, 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 Newport.[1]
Newport has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.52 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Newport that are always titled at the latitude of Newport (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.16 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.52 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.5 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 Newport
Solar Radiation Data in Newport, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Newport.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Newport, NC
Newport, 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 Newport is April with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.75 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Newport (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.14 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.49 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Newport vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Newport
The average monthly solar radiation level in Newport, 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: Newport vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Newport 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 Newport
The Power of Solar in Newport, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Newport (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Newport. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Newport, NC
Newport (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5862.09 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Newport is March with an average of 540.8 kWhac, followed by April at 530.54 kWhac and May at 522.27 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Newport (North Carolina) are December with an average of 405.34 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 434.48 kWhac and January at 437.23 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Newport
Newport Electricity Costs
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Newport Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Newport, NC in Carteret County has an approximate population of 4,150. [6]
Newport, 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.