Based on historical Stem, 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 Stem.[1]
Stem has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Stem that are always titled at the latitude of Stem (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.1 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.41 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% 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 Stem
Solar Radiation Data in Stem, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Stem.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Stem, NC
Stem, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.23 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Stem is June with an average of 5.8 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.8 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Stem (North Carolina) are December with an average of 3.97 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.48 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Stem vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Stem
The average monthly solar radiation level in Stem, NC, of 5.23 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 33% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 21% 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: Stem vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Stem 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 Stem
The Power of Solar in Stem, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Stem (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Stem. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Stem, NC
Stem (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5691.4 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Stem is May with an average of 519.44 kWhac, followed by July at 515.83 kWhac and March at 505.92 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Stem (North Carolina) are December with an average of 385.92 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 428.08 kWhac and January at 433.61 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Stem
Stem Electricity Costs
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Stem Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Stem, NC in Granville County has an approximate population of 463. [6]
Stem, 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.