Based on historical 01852 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 01852.[1]
The region associated with 01852 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 01852 that are always titled at the latitude of Lowell (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.53 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.81 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 (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 01852
Solar Radiation Data in 01852
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 01852.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 01852
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Solar Power Comparison: 01852 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 01852
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Solar Power: 01852 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 01852 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).
Moderate breeze: 14 mps NE
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 94%
Cloud cover: 100%
Sat Apr 17
42°F
Light Rain
Min: 38°F
Max: 42°F
Gentle Breeze: 12 mps NNE
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 77%
Cloud cover: 97%
More about 01852
About 01852
The ZIP code 01852 is associated with the city of Lowell in Middlesex County in Massachusetts.
01852 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 01852, 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.