See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in El Paso.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical El Paso, TX data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in El Paso. [1]
El Paso has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 20% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.36 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in El Paso that are always titled at the latitude of El Paso (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.51 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.86 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.36 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in El Paso.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
El Paso, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in El Paso is March with an average of 7.22 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 7.21 kWh/m2/day and May at 7.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in El Paso (Texas) are December with an average of 5.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by July with an average of 6.24 kWh/m2/day and January at 6.33 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in El Paso, TX, of 6.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 69% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 1% greater than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average El Paso 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of El Paso, TX at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for El Paso (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in El Paso. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
El Paso (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7332.5 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in El Paso is March with an average of 687.44 kWhac, followed by April at 653.52 kWhac and May at 647.35 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in El Paso (Texas) are July with an average of 567.6 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 570.21 kWhac and December at 576.19 kWhac. [2]
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The city of El Paso, TX in El Paso County has an approximate population of 649,121. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power El Paso, TX, or for more solar-related resources for El Paso, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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