Solar Energy in Queenstown, MD

Solar Energy Data in Queenstown, MD

See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Queenstown.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.

Solar Energy Analysis for Queenstown, MD

Based on historical Queenstown, 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 Queenstown. ^[1]

Queenstown has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.06 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar installations in Queenstown that are always titled at the latitude of Queenstown (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.82 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.06 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Radiation Data in Queenstown, MD

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Queenstown.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)

Solar Radiation Analysis for Queenstown, MD

Queenstown, MD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). ^[1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Queenstown is July with an average of 6.16 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.98 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.81 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Queenstown (Maryland) are December with an average of 3.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.83 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.24 kWh/m2/day. ^[1]

Solar Power Levels in Queenstown

The average monthly solar radiation level in Queenstown, MD, of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Queenstown vs. the U.S.

Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Queenstown 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).

The Power of Solar in Queenstown, MD

Monthly AC solar system output averages for Queenstown (md). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Queenstown. ^[2]

* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))

Solar Output Analysis for Queenstown, MD

Queenstown (MD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5828.52 kilowatt hours (AC). ^[2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Queenstown is July with an average of 564.69 kWhac, followed by May at 555.42 kWhac and August at 550.28 kWhac. ^[2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Queenstown (Maryland) are December with an average of 381.15 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 391.96 kWhac and November at 405.67 kWhac. ^[2]