Based on historical 86432 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 86432.[1]
The region associated with 86432 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 27% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 86432 that are always titled at the latitude of Littlefield (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.68 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.64 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.7 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 86432
Solar Radiation Data in 86432
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 86432.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 86432
The region associated with 86432 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 86432 is September with an average of 7.17 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 7.1 kWh/m2/day and May at 7.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 86432 are December with an average of 4.73 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.98 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.48 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 86432 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 86432
The average monthly solar radiation level in 86432, of 6.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 60% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 5% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 86432 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 86432 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 86432
The Power of Solar in 86432
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 86432. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 86432. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 86432
86432 has a average annual solar AC output value of 6940.17 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 86432 is May with an average of 654.98 kWhac, followed by March at 632.16 kWhac and April at 625.33 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 86432 are December with an average of 472.4 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 491.33 kWhac and January at 494.24 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 86432 is associated with the city of Littlefield in Mohave County in Arizona.
86432 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 86432, 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.