See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Bowie.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Bowie, MD data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bowie. [1]
Bowie has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bowie that are always titled at the latitude of Bowie (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.86 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.16 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 Bowie.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bowie 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 city of Bowie, MD at this current time.
However, Bowie is in Prince Georges County and Prince Georges County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bowie (md). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bowie. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Electricity prices (residential) in Bowie averaged 13.44 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in March 2019, which was about 5% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.83¢/kWh in March. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Bowie, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Maryland averaged $11.45 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in March 2019, which was approximately 21% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.48 per Mcf in March. [4]
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Contractors & builders that specialize in solar panel installations in or near Bowie, MD.
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Businesses that sell solar energy equipment and/or solar parts in or near Bowie, MD.
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The city of Bowie, MD in Prince Georges County has an approximate population of 54,727. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Bowie, MD, or for more solar-related resources for Bowie, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
