Based on historical Wake Forest, 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 Wake Forest.[1]
Wake Forest has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wake Forest that are always titled at the latitude of Wake Forest (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.08 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.41 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.45 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 Wake Forest
Solar Radiation Data in Wake Forest, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wake Forest.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wake Forest, NC
Wake Forest, 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 Wake Forest is April with an average of 5.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.84 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wake Forest (North Carolina) are December with an average of 4.34 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.57 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.95 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wake Forest vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wake Forest
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wake Forest, 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: Wake Forest vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest
The Power of Solar in Wake Forest, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wake Forest (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wake Forest. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wake Forest, NC
Wake Forest (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5737.66 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wake Forest is April with an average of 523.43 kWhac, followed by May at 516.38 kWhac and March at 509.61 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wake Forest (North Carolina) are December with an average of 419.4 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 436.52 kWhac and January at 445.97 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Wake Forest
Wake Forest Electricity Costs
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More about Wake Forest
About Wake Forest
The town of Wake Forest, NC in Wake County has an approximate population of 30,117. [6]
Wake Forest, NC Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Wake Forest, NC, or for more solar-related resources for Wake Forest, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
