See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in 81102.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical 81102 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 81102. [1]
The region associated with 81102 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 30% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 81102 that are always titled at the latitude of Alamosa (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.45 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.38 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.67 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 81102.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
The region associated with 81102 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 81102 is April with an average of 6.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.93 kWh/m2/day and March at 6.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 81102 are December with an average of 5.58 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.63 kWh/m2/day and November at 6.36 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in 81102, of 6.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 65% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 2% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 81102 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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We do not have data on solar panel installations in ZIP Code 81102 at the current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 81102. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 81102. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
81102 has a average annual solar AC output value of 7362.88 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 81102 is March with an average of 671.03 kWhac, followed by April at 654.59 kWhac and May at 654.03 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 81102 are December with an average of 565.42 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 568.15 kWhac and February at 572.2 kWhac. [2]
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The ZIP code 81102 is associated with the city of Alamosa in Alamosa County in Colorado.
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