Based on historical 01230 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 01230.[1]
The region associated with 01230 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 01230 that are always titled at the latitude of Great Barrington (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.42 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.77 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.67 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 01230
Solar Radiation Data in 01230
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 01230.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 01230
The region associated with 01230 has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.67 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 01230 is July with an average of 5.74 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.59 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 01230 are December with an average of 2.57 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.35 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 01230 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 01230
The average monthly solar radiation level in 01230, of 4.67 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 19% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 29% 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: 01230 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 01230 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 01230
The Power of Solar in 01230
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 01230. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 01230. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 01230
01230 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5206.85 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 01230 is July with an average of 521.5 kWhac, followed by August at 507.75 kWhac and May at 504.83 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 01230 are December with an average of 261.58 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 317.57 kWhac and January at 366.4 kWhac. [2]
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More about 01230
About 01230
The ZIP code 01230 is associated with the city of Great Barrington in Berkshire County in Massachusetts.
01230 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 01230, or for more solar-related resources for MA, 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.
