Based on historical Spartanburg, 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 Spartanburg.[1]
Spartanburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Spartanburg that are always titled at the latitude of Spartanburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.24 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.57 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.7 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 Spartanburg
Solar Radiation Data in Spartanburg, SC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Spartanburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg, 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 Spartanburg is May with an average of 5.9 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.83 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.74 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Spartanburg (South Carolina) are December with an average of 4.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.71 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Spartanburg vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Spartanburg
The average monthly solar radiation level in Spartanburg, 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: Spartanburg vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg
The Power of Solar in Spartanburg, SC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Spartanburg (sc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Spartanburg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg (SC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5965.37 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Spartanburg is May with an average of 546 kWhac, followed by October at 528.63 kWhac and April at 523.33 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Spartanburg (South Carolina) are December with an average of 418.98 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 462.89 kWhac and February at 469.32 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Spartanburg
Spartanburg Electricity Costs
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Spartanburg Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Spartanburg, SC in Spartanburg County has an approximate population of 37,013. [6]
Spartanburg, 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.
