See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in New Bedford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical New Bedford, MA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in New Bedford. [1]
New Bedford has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in New Bedford that are always titled at the latitude of New Bedford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.6 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.89 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.83 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 New Bedford.
* 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 New Bedford 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 New Bedford, MA at this current time.
However, New Bedford is in Bristol County and Bristol County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for New Bedford (ma). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in New Bedford. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Electricity prices (residential) in New Bedford averaged 21.54 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in December 2020, which was about 68% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.80¢/kWh in December. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for New Bedford, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Massachusetts averaged $0.00 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in October 2020, which was approximately 100% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $11.07 per Mcf in October. [4]
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The city of New Bedford, MA in Bristol County has an approximate population of 95,072. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power New Bedford, MA, or for more solar-related resources for New Bedford, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity through a physical process known as the photovoltaic effect.
