Based on historical Spruce Pine, NC data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Spruce Pine.[1]
Spruce Pine has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.3 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Spruce Pine that are always titled at the latitude of Spruce Pine (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.95 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.3 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.35 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 Spruce Pine
Solar Radiation Data in Spruce Pine, NC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Spruce Pine.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Spruce Pine, NC
Spruce Pine, NC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.11 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Spruce Pine is June with an average of 5.57 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.53 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Spruce Pine (North Carolina) are December with an average of 3.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.35 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Spruce Pine vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Spruce Pine
The average monthly solar radiation level in Spruce Pine, NC, of 5.11 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Spruce Pine vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine
The Power of Solar in Spruce Pine, NC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Spruce Pine (nc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Spruce Pine. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Spruce Pine, NC
Spruce Pine (NC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5587.27 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Spruce Pine is May with an average of 512.76 kWhac, followed by March at 509.61 kWhac and August at 492.12 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Spruce Pine (North Carolina) are December with an average of 377.76 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 421.59 kWhac and February at 424.92 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Spruce Pine
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The town of Spruce Pine, NC in Mitchell County has an approximate population of 2,175. [6]
Spruce Pine, NC Solar Energy
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It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
