See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Old Fort.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Old Fort, 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 Old Fort. [1]
Old Fort has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.37 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Old Fort that are always titled at the latitude of Old Fort (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.04 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.35 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.37 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 Old Fort.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Old Fort, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Old Fort is June with an average of 5.69 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.66 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Old Fort (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.13 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.58 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Old Fort, NC, of 5.18 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 22% 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 Old Fort 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of Old Fort, NC at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Old Fort (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Old Fort. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Old Fort (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5664.36 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Old Fort is March with an average of 515.63 kWhac, followed by April at 507.88 kWhac and May at 503.04 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Old Fort (North Carolina) are December with an average of 400.61 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 417.76 kWhac and January at 444.03 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Old Fort, NC in McDowell County has an approximate population of 908. [6]
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