See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in 89431.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical 89431 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 89431. [1]
The region associated with 89431 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 26% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 89431 that are always titled at the latitude of Sparks (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.17 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.2 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.04 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 89431.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
The region associated with 89431 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.08 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 89431 is September with an average of 7.28 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 7.27 kWh/m2/day and August at 7.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 89431 are December with an average of 3.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 4.64 kWh/m2/day and January at 4.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in 89431, of 6.08 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 55% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 8% 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 89431 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 89431 at the current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 89431. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 89431. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
89431 has a average annual solar AC output value of 6749.12 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 89431 is August with an average of 646.72 kWhac, followed by July at 646.62 kWhac and May at 638.77 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 89431 are December with an average of 397.22 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 445.69 kWhac and February at 446.03 kWhac. [2]
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The ZIP code 89431 is associated with the city of Sparks in Washoe County in Nevada.
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