Based on historical Tabor City, 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 Tabor City.[1]
Tabor City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.58 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Tabor City that are always titled at the latitude of Tabor City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.22 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.58 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.62 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 Tabor City
Solar Radiation Data in Tabor City, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Tabor City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Tabor City, NC
Tabor City, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Tabor City is May with an average of 6.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.9 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.57 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Tabor City (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.39 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.57 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Tabor City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Tabor City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Tabor City, NC, of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% 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: Tabor City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Tabor City 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 Tabor City
The Power of Solar in Tabor City, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Tabor City (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Tabor City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Tabor City, NC
Tabor City (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6014.78 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Tabor City is May with an average of 565.18 kWhac, followed by April at 542.42 kWhac and March at 535.63 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Tabor City (North Carolina) are December with an average of 442.1 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 451.96 kWhac and January at 457.14 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Tabor City
Tabor City Electricity Costs
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Tabor City Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Tabor City, NC in Columbus County has an approximate population of 2,511. [6]
Tabor City, NC Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.