Based on historical Thomasville, 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 Thomasville.[1]
Thomasville 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 4.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Thomasville that are always titled at the latitude of Thomasville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.14 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.56 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 Thomasville
Solar Radiation Data in Thomasville, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Thomasville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Thomasville, NC
Thomasville, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.29 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Thomasville is April with an average of 5.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.81 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Thomasville (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.23 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.51 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Thomasville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Thomasville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Thomasville, NC, of 5.29 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: Thomasville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Thomasville 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 Thomasville
The Power of Solar in Thomasville, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Thomasville (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Thomasville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Thomasville, NC
Thomasville (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5919.52 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Thomasville is May with an average of 541.07 kWhac, followed by April at 537.78 kWhac and March at 528.87 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Thomasville (North Carolina) are December with an average of 420.5 kWhac, followed by September with an average of 449.86 kWhac and February at 450.58 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Thomasville
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The city of Thomasville, NC in Davidson County has an approximate population of 26,757. [6]
Thomasville, 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.
