Based on historical Winthrop, 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 Winthrop.[1]
Winthrop has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately equal to the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Winthrop that are always titled at the latitude of Winthrop (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.61 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.86 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.86 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 Winthrop
Solar Radiation Data in Winthrop, MA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Winthrop.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Winthrop, MA
Winthrop, MA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Winthrop is July with an average of 5.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.68 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.44 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Winthrop (Massachusetts) are December with an average of 3.3 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.74 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Winthrop vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Winthrop
The average monthly solar radiation level in Winthrop, MA, of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Winthrop vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Winthrop 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).
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Solar Power Output in Winthrop
The Power of Solar in Winthrop, MA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Winthrop (ma). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Winthrop. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Winthrop, MA
Winthrop (MA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5387.51 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Winthrop is July with an average of 530.07 kWhac, followed by August at 515.67 kWhac and May at 506.96 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Winthrop (Massachusetts) are December with an average of 329.61 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 357.67 kWhac and January at 377.13 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Winthrop
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The city of Winthrop, MA in Suffolk County has an approximate population of 17,497. [6]
Winthrop, MA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.