Based on historical Tarboro, 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 Tarboro.[1]
Tarboro has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Tarboro that are always titled at the latitude of Tarboro (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.13 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.53 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 Tarboro
Solar Radiation Data in Tarboro, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Tarboro.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Tarboro, NC
Tarboro, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.3 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Tarboro is June with an average of 5.8 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.77 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Tarboro (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.4 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.55 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Tarboro vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Tarboro
The average monthly solar radiation level in Tarboro, NC, of 5.3 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 35% 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: Tarboro vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Tarboro 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 Tarboro
The Power of Solar in Tarboro, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Tarboro (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Tarboro. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Tarboro, NC
Tarboro (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5937.68 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Tarboro is May with an average of 528.06 kWhac, followed by July at 523.46 kWhac and October at 522.79 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Tarboro (North Carolina) are December with an average of 438.26 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 441.53 kWhac and November at 459.63 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Tarboro
Tarboro Electricity Costs
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Tarboro Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Tarboro, NC in Edgecombe County has an approximate population of 11,415. [6]
Tarboro, NC Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.