Based on historical Alamogordo, NM data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Alamogordo.[1]
Alamogordo has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.69 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 Alamogordo that are always titled at the latitude of Alamogordo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.6 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.69 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% 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 Alamogordo
Solar Radiation Data in Alamogordo, NM
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Alamogordo.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Alamogordo, NM
Alamogordo, NM has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Alamogordo is April with an average of 7.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 6.95 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Alamogordo (New Mexico) are December with an average of 5.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by July with an average of 5.97 kWh/m2/day and January at 6.12 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Alamogordo vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Alamogordo
The average monthly solar radiation level in Alamogordo, NM, of 6.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 67% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 1% less 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: Alamogordo vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Alamogordo 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 Alamogordo
The Power of Solar in Alamogordo, NM
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Alamogordo (nm). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Alamogordo. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Alamogordo, NM
Alamogordo (NM) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7258.83 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Alamogordo is April with an average of 661.65 kWhac, followed by March at 655.86 kWhac and October at 647.23 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Alamogordo (New Mexico) are July with an average of 537.23 kWhac, followed by August with an average of 569.07 kWhac and June at 574.88 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Alamogordo
Alamogordo Electricity Costs
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Alamogordo Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Alamogordo, NM in Otero County has an approximate population of 30,403. [6]
Alamogordo, NM Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.