See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in 28720.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical 28720 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 28720. [1]
The region associated with 28720 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.4 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.51 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 28720 that are always titled at the latitude of Chimney Rock (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.1 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.4 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.51 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 28720.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
The region associated with 28720 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 28720 is April with an average of 5.79 kWh/m2/day, followed by October at 5.72 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.68 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 28720 are December with an average of 4.38 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.79 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in 28720, of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 28720 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 have data on solar panel installations in ZIP Code 28720 at the current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 28720. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 28720. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
28720 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5839.24 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 28720 is March with an average of 528.61 kWhac, followed by October at 525.93 kWhac and April at 517.24 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 28720 are December with an average of 419.4 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 457.37 kWhac and January at 463.94 kWhac. [2]
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The ZIP code 28720 is associated with the city of Chimney Rock in Rutherford County in North Carolina.
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