Based on historical Dora, NM data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Dora.[1]
Dora has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.48 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 20% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Dora that are always titled at the latitude of Dora (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.35 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.48 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.81 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 Dora
Solar Radiation Data in Dora, NM
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Dora.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Dora, NM
Dora, NM has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Dora is April with an average of 7.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 6.96 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Dora (New Mexico) are December with an average of 5.41 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Dora vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Dora
The average monthly solar radiation level in Dora, NM, of 6.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 64% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Dora vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Dora 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 Dora
The Power of Solar in Dora, NM
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Dora (nm). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Dora. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Dora, NM
Dora (NM) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7168.82 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Dora is March with an average of 665.3 kWhac, followed by April at 650.38 kWhac and May at 618.4 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Dora (New Mexico) are December with an average of 538.88 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 545.9 kWhac and November at 568.17 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Dora
Dora Electricity Costs
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Dora Natural Gas Costs
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The village of Dora, NM in Roosevelt County has an approximate population of 133. [6]
Dora, NM Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.