The month of April has the highest historical solar radition values in Sunset Beach with an average of 6.1 kWh/m2/day. [More]
Solar Panels in Sunset Beach
Solar panels in Sunset Beach that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]
Sunrise & Sunset in Sunset Beach
The total length of the day in Sunset Beach, NC today (December 21, 2024) will be 9 hours and 56 minutes. [More]
Solar Power in Sunset Beach, NC
Solar Energy Data in Sunset Beach, NC
See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Sunset Beach.
Based on historical Sunset Beach, 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 Sunset Beach.[1]
Sunset Beach has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.7 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sunset Beach that are always titled at the latitude of Sunset Beach (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.35 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.7 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.8 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 Sunset Beach
Solar Radiation Data in Sunset Beach, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sunset Beach.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sunset Beach, NC
Sunset Beach, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sunset Beach is April with an average of 6.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.96 kWh/m2/day and March at 5.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sunset Beach (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.5 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.68 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sunset Beach vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sunset Beach
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sunset Beach, NC, of 5.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 40% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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: Sunset Beach vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach
The Power of Solar in Sunset Beach, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sunset Beach (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sunset Beach. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sunset Beach, NC
Sunset Beach (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6173.89 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sunset Beach is April with an average of 567.03 kWhac, followed by March at 562.25 kWhac and May at 557.87 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sunset Beach (North Carolina) are December with an average of 445.21 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 463.53 kWhac and February at 468.57 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach Electricity Costs
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Sunset Beach Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Sunset Beach, NC in Brunswick County has an approximate population of 3,572. [6]
Sunset Beach, 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.
