See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in 87123.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical 87123 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 87123. [1]
The region associated with 87123 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 26% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 87123 that are always titled at the latitude of Albuquerque (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.59 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.6 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.53 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 87123.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
The region associated with 87123 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 87123 is April with an average of 6.97 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.94 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 87123 are December with an average of 5.45 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.8 kWh/m2/day and November at 6.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in 87123, of 6.49 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 87123 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 87123 at the current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 87123. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 87123. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
87123 has a average annual solar AC output value of 7249.32 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 87123 is May with an average of 645.92 kWhac, followed by April at 644.02 kWhac and March at 641.49 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 87123 are December with an average of 548.5 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 564.62 kWhac and November at 568.85 kWhac. [2]
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The ZIP code 87123 is associated with the city of Albuquerque in Bernalillo County in New Mexico.
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 87123, or for more solar-related resources for NM, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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