Based on historical 88434 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 88434.[1]
The region associated with 88434 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 20% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 88434 that are always titled at the latitude of San Jon (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.31 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.41 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.79 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 88434
Solar Radiation Data in 88434
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 88434.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 88434
The region associated with 88434 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 88434 is April with an average of 6.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.84 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 88434 are December with an average of 5.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.79 kWh/m2/day and November at 6.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 88434 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 88434
The average monthly solar radiation level in 88434, of 6.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 63% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 3% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 88434 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 88434 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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Solar Power Output in 88434
The Power of Solar in 88434
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 88434. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 88434. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 88434
88434 has a average annual solar AC output value of 7176.85 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 88434 is March with an average of 649.85 kWhac, followed by April at 639.86 kWhac and May at 635.19 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 88434 are December with an average of 529.92 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 542.85 kWhac and January at 572.64 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 88434 is associated with the city of San Jon in Quay County in New Mexico.
88434 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 88434, or for more solar-related resources for NM, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.