See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in 78516.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical 78516 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 78516. [1]
The region associated with 78516 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 78516 that are always titled at the latitude of Alamo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.37 kWh/m2/day, or about 7% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.02 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.7 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 78516.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
The region associated with 78516 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 78516 is October with an average of 6.15 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.05 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 78516 are January with an average of 4.7 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.88 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.34 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in 78516, of 5.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 41% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 16% 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 78516 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.
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We do not have data on solar panel installations in ZIP Code 78516 at the current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 78516. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 78516. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
78516 has a average annual solar AC output value of 6084.89 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 78516 is October with an average of 569.89 kWhac, followed by August at 550.88 kWhac and March at 538.16 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 78516 are January with an average of 450.31 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 459.65 kWhac and December at 464.82 kWhac. [2]
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The ZIP code 78516 is associated with the city of Alamo in Hidalgo County in Texas.
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