Based on historical Blythewood, SC data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Blythewood.[1]
Blythewood has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Blythewood that are always titled at the latitude of Blythewood (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.23 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.59 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.66 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 Blythewood
Solar Radiation Data in Blythewood, SC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Blythewood.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Blythewood, SC
Blythewood, SC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.39 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Blythewood is May with an average of 5.89 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.87 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Blythewood (South Carolina) are December with an average of 4.47 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.64 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Blythewood vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Blythewood
The average monthly solar radiation level in Blythewood, SC, of 5.39 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 18% 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: Blythewood vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Blythewood 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 Blythewood
The Power of Solar in Blythewood, SC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Blythewood (sc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Blythewood. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Blythewood, SC
Blythewood (SC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5940.26 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Blythewood is May with an average of 537.83 kWhac, followed by April at 530.22 kWhac and October at 523.32 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Blythewood (South Carolina) are December with an average of 438.45 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 446.07 kWhac and November at 453.69 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Blythewood
Blythewood Electricity Costs
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Blythewood Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Blythewood, SC in Richland County has an approximate population of 2,034. [6]
Blythewood, SC 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.
