Based on historical 85207 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 85207.[1]
The region associated with 85207 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 85207 that are always titled at the latitude of Mesa (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.71 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.54 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 85207
Solar Radiation Data in 85207
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 85207.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 85207
The region associated with 85207 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 85207 is April with an average of 7.35 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 7.16 kWh/m2/day and September at 7.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 85207 are December with an average of 5.57 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.86 kWh/m2/day and November at 6.18 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 85207 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 85207
The average monthly solar radiation level in 85207, of 6.61 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 equal to the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 85207 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 85207 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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Solar Power Output in 85207
The Power of Solar in 85207
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 85207. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 85207. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 85207
85207 has a average annual solar AC output value of 7096.76 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 85207 is April with an average of 660.06 kWhac, followed by May at 639.47 kWhac and October at 634.01 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 85207 are February with an average of 523.19 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 531.81 kWhac and January at 553.34 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 85207 is associated with the city of Mesa in Maricopa County in Arizona.
85207 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 85207, or for more solar-related resources for AZ, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.