See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in New Castle.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical New Castle, VA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in New Castle. [1]
New Castle has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in New Castle that are always titled at the latitude of New Castle (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.79 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.13 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in New Castle.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
New Castle, VA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in New Castle is May with an average of 5.59 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.57 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in New Castle (Virginia) are December with an average of 3.73 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.79 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in New Castle, VA, of 4.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average New Castle 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of New Castle, VA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for New Castle (va). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in New Castle. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
New Castle (VA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5401.81 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in New Castle is May with an average of 517 kWhac, followed by August at 498.89 kWhac and July at 492.8 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in New Castle (Virginia) are December with an average of 361.93 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 374.52 kWhac and November at 388.47 kWhac. [2]
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The town of New Castle, VA in Craig County has an approximate population of 153. [6]
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