Based on historical North, 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 North.[1]
North has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in North that are always titled at the latitude of North (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.21 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.59 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% 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 North
Solar Radiation Data in North, SC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in North.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for North, SC
North, SC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in North is May with an average of 5.89 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.8 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in North (South Carolina) are December with an average of 4.5 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.93 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: North vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in North
The average monthly solar radiation level in North, SC, of 5.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 38% 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: North vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average North 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 North
The Power of Solar in North, SC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for North (sc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in North. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for North, SC
North (SC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6025.71 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in North is May with an average of 548.65 kWhac, followed by April at 534.71 kWhac and October at 529.62 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in North (South Carolina) are December with an average of 436.04 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 454.64 kWhac and January at 484.56 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in North
North Electricity Costs
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North Natural Gas Costs
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The town of North, SC in Orangeburg County has an approximate population of 754. [6]
North, SC 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.