See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Oro Valley.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Oro Valley, AZ data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Oro Valley. [1]
Oro Valley has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 25% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Oro Valley that are always titled at the latitude of Oro Valley (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.68 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.79 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.7 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 Oro Valley.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Oro Valley, AZ has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Oro Valley is April with an average of 7.34 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 7.11 kWh/m2/day and March at 7.02 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Oro Valley (Arizona) are December with an average of 5.73 kWh/m2/day, followed by July with an average of 5.89 kWh/m2/day and January at 5.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Oro Valley, AZ, of 6.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 67% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 1% less 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Oro Valley 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 currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of Oro Valley, AZ at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Oro Valley (az). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Oro Valley. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Oro Valley (AZ) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7136.27 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Oro Valley is March with an average of 665.5 kWhac, followed by April at 659.1 kWhac and May at 642.34 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Oro Valley (Arizona) are July with an average of 532.69 kWhac, followed by August with an average of 548.07 kWhac and December at 554.3 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Oro Valley, AZ in Pima County has an approximate population of 41,011. [6]
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