Based on historical Buckeye, AZ data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Buckeye.[1]
Buckeye has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.49 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Buckeye that are always titled at the latitude of Buckeye (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.68 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.78 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.49 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 Buckeye
Solar Radiation Data in Buckeye, AZ
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Buckeye.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Buckeye, AZ
Buckeye, AZ has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.62 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Buckeye is April with an average of 7.42 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 7.17 kWh/m2/day and March at 7.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Buckeye (Arizona) are December with an average of 5.44 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.61 kWh/m2/day and February at 6.33 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Buckeye vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Buckeye
The average monthly solar radiation level in Buckeye, AZ, of 6.62 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% greater than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Buckeye vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Buckeye 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).
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Solar Power Output in Buckeye
The Power of Solar in Buckeye, AZ
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Buckeye (az). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Buckeye. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Buckeye, AZ
Buckeye (AZ) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7119.15 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Buckeye is March with an average of 662.89 kWhac, followed by April at 661.72 kWhac and May at 643.2 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Buckeye (Arizona) are December with an average of 521.79 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 538.03 kWhac and January at 539.25 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Buckeye
Buckeye Electricity Costs
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Buckeye Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Buckeye, AZ in Maricopa County has an approximate population of 50,876. [6]
Buckeye, AZ Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.