See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in 85718.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical 85718 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 85718. [1]
The region associated with 85718 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 85718 that are always titled at the latitude of Tucson (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.69 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.67 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 85718.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
The region associated with 85718 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 85718 is April with an average of 7.28 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 7.13 kWh/m2/day and March at 6.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 85718 are December with an average of 5.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by July with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day and January at 6.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in 85718, of 6.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 68% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 0% 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 85718 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 85718 at the current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 85718. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 85718. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
85718 has a average annual solar AC output value of 7182.69 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 85718 is April with an average of 655.9 kWhac, followed by May at 653.71 kWhac and March at 651.13 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 85718 are July with an average of 532.83 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 562.4 kWhac and December at 563.19 kWhac. [2]
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The ZIP code 85718 is associated with the city of Tucson in Pima County in Arizona.
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