Based on historical Parker, AZ data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Parker.[1]
Parker has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 22% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Parker that are always titled at the latitude of Parker (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.66 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.72 kWh/m2/day and approximately 9% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.32 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 Parker
Solar Radiation Data in Parker, AZ
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Parker.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Parker, AZ
Parker, AZ has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Parker is April with an average of 7.4 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 7.22 kWh/m2/day and May at 7.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Parker (Arizona) are December with an average of 5.74 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 6.13 kWh/m2/day and November at 6.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Parker vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Parker
The average monthly solar radiation level in Parker, AZ, of 6.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 72% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 2% 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: Parker vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Parker 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 Parker
The Power of Solar in Parker, AZ
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Parker (az). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Parker. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Parker, AZ
Parker (AZ) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7289.75 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Parker is April with an average of 663.32 kWhac, followed by March at 654.47 kWhac and May at 653.48 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Parker (Arizona) are December with an average of 552.46 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 554.49 kWhac and July at 574.56 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Parker
Parker Electricity Costs
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The town of Parker, AZ in La Paz County has an approximate population of 3,083. [6]
Parker, AZ Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.