Based on historical 04769 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 04769.[1]
The region associated with 04769 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.48 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 12% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.95 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 04769 that are always titled at the latitude of Presque Isle (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.26 kWh/m2/day, or about 22% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.48 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.95 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 04769
Solar Radiation Data in 04769
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 04769.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 04769
The region associated with 04769 has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.4 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 04769 is April with an average of 5.54 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.48 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 04769 are December with an average of 2.49 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 2.64 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 04769 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 04769
The average monthly solar radiation level in 04769, of 4.4 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 12% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 33% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 04769 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 04769 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.
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Solar Power Output in 04769
The Power of Solar in 04769
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 04769. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 04769. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 04769
04769 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5023.42 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 04769 is April with an average of 524.04 kWhac, followed by August at 506.65 kWhac and July at 506.27 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 04769 are November with an average of 257.7 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 258 kWhac and January at 330.1 kWhac. [2]
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More about 04769
About 04769
The ZIP code 04769 is associated with the city of Presque Isle in Aroostook County in Maine.
04769 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 04769, or for more solar-related resources for ME, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.