Based on historical Oakboro, 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 Oakboro.[1]
Oakboro has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Oakboro that are always titled at the latitude of Oakboro (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.19 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.51 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.63 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 Oakboro
Solar Radiation Data in Oakboro, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Oakboro.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Oakboro, NC
Oakboro, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Oakboro is May with an average of 5.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.85 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Oakboro (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.46 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Oakboro vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Oakboro
The average monthly solar radiation level in Oakboro, NC, of 5.27 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: Oakboro vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Oakboro 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 Oakboro
The Power of Solar in Oakboro, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Oakboro (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Oakboro. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Oakboro, NC
Oakboro (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5859.04 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Oakboro is May with an average of 550.55 kWhac, followed by March at 527.47 kWhac and April at 526.33 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Oakboro (North Carolina) are February with an average of 417.38 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 423.54 kWhac and January at 444.16 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Oakboro
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Oakboro Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Oakboro, NC in Stanly County has an approximate population of 1,859. [6]
Oakboro, 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.