Based on historical Sandy Creek, 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 Sandy Creek.[1]
Sandy Creek has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.48 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sandy Creek that are always titled at the latitude of Sandy Creek (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.13 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.5 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.48 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 Sandy Creek
Solar Radiation Data in Sandy Creek, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sandy Creek.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sandy Creek, NC
Sandy Creek, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sandy Creek is April with an average of 5.88 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 5.6 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sandy Creek (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.36 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.74 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sandy Creek vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sandy Creek
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sandy Creek, NC, of 5.28 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: Sandy Creek vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek
The Power of Solar in Sandy Creek, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sandy Creek (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sandy Creek. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sandy Creek, NC
Sandy Creek (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5704.81 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sandy Creek is March with an average of 520.23 kWhac, followed by April at 519.33 kWhac and October at 502.99 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sandy Creek (North Carolina) are December with an average of 414.74 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 432.05 kWhac and November at 454.03 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sandy Creek
Sandy Creek Electricity Costs
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The town of Sandy Creek, NC in Brunswick County has an approximate population of 260. [6]
Sandy Creek, 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.
