Based on historical Gallup, NM data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Gallup.[1]
Gallup has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 27% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Gallup that are always titled at the latitude of Gallup (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.38 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.43 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.47 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 Gallup
Solar Radiation Data in Gallup, NM
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Gallup.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Gallup, NM
Gallup, NM has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.39 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Gallup is April with an average of 7.02 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 7.01 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Gallup (New Mexico) are December with an average of 5.32 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.63 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Gallup vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Gallup
The average monthly solar radiation level in Gallup, NM, of 6.39 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Gallup vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Gallup 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 Gallup
The Power of Solar in Gallup, NM
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Gallup (nm). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Gallup. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Gallup, NM
Gallup (NM) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7209.72 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Gallup is March with an average of 662.84 kWhac, followed by April at 659.61 kWhac and May at 657.95 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Gallup (New Mexico) are December with an average of 532.28 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 540.22 kWhac and July at 543.93 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Gallup
Gallup Electricity Costs
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Gallup Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Gallup, NM in McKinley County has an approximate population of 21,678. [6]
Gallup, NM Solar Energy
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