08
09
Alaska
25° N
0°– 13°
13°– 26°
26°– 37°
37°– 45°
19° N
21° N
26° N
20° N
27° N
28° N
29° N
30° N
31° N
32° N
33° N
34° N
35° N
36° N
37° N
38° N
39° N
40° N
41° N
42° N
43° N
44° N
45° N
46° N
47° N
48° N
60° N
49° N
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
61° N
62° N
63° N
64° N
65° N
70° N
66° N
67° N
68° N
69° N
Hawaii
Minnesota
The Solar charge in a battery pack won’t last forever. The off–grid system
relies on stored solar energy for autonomy. Angling your solar panels
properly can boost the power intake of your solar lighting system. You
want to angle your solar panels at a tilt based on the area’s latitude.
Tip
You can increase the tilt 15° in the winter or decrease 15° in the summer.
In this way you can get the maximum sunlight to recharge the battrey.
Strong sunlight
Normal sunlight
Less sunlight
Key
The area will dictate the installation of the fixtures and will sometimes
prevent the lights from facing south.
But that’s okay! Panels facing West
& East won’t get as much light as Southern facing panels, but will still
collect a good amount of sunlight. A North facing panel also works, but
it will take longer to charge than any other direction. This would mean
that the solar charge will be less optimal if installations are facing North.
0°– 13°
13°– 26°
13°– 26°
37°– 45°
45°
37°– 45°
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South
Carolina
North
Carolina
Virginia
West
Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Tennessee
Florida
World Wide Panel Angles
Best Facing Direction of Solar Panel
Best
Worst
OK
OK
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
26°– 37°
26°– 37°
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Panel Angle
