Based on historical Encino, NM data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Encino.[1]
Encino has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 26% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Encino that are always titled at the latitude of Encino (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.47 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.5 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.43 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 Encino
Solar Radiation Data in Encino, NM
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Encino.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Encino, NM
Encino, 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 Encino is April with an average of 7.12 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 7.07 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Encino (New Mexico) are December with an average of 5.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.95 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Encino vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Encino
The average monthly solar radiation level in Encino, 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: Encino vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Encino 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 Encino
The Power of Solar in Encino, NM
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Encino (nm). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Encino. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Encino, NM
Encino (NM) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7401.19 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Encino is March with an average of 678.4 kWhac, followed by October at 659.71 kWhac and April at 659.42 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Encino (New Mexico) are July with an average of 573.21 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 582.42 kWhac and December at 582.72 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Encino
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More about Encino
About Encino
The village of Encino, NM in Torrance County has an approximate population of 82. [6]
Encino, NM Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Encino, NM, or for more solar-related resources for Encino, visit 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.