Based on historical Wendell, 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 Wendell.[1]
Wendell has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.47 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wendell that are always titled at the latitude of Wendell (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.15 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.47 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.58 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 Wendell
Solar Radiation Data in Wendell, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wendell.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wendell, NC
Wendell, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Wendell is April with an average of 5.94 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.84 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wendell (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 November at 4.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wendell vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wendell
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wendell, NC, of 5.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 37% 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: Wendell vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wendell 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 Wendell
The Power of Solar in Wendell, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wendell (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wendell. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wendell, NC
Wendell (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5934.47 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wendell is April with an average of 537.06 kWhac, followed by March at 529.71 kWhac and May at 528.84 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wendell (North Carolina) are December with an average of 429.53 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 446.92 kWhac and February at 448.08 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Wendell
Wendell Electricity Costs
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Wendell Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Wendell, NC in Wake County has an approximate population of 5,845. [6]
Wendell, 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.