Based on historical Santa Fe, TX data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Santa Fe.[1]
Santa Fe has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Santa Fe that are always titled at the latitude of Santa Fe (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.01 kWh/m2/day, or about 9% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.61 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.24 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 Santa Fe
Solar Radiation Data in Santa Fe, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Santa Fe.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Santa Fe, TX
Santa Fe, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Santa Fe is October with an average of 6.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.79 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Santa Fe (Texas) are December with an average of 4.41 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.62 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Santa Fe vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Santa Fe
The average monthly solar radiation level in Santa Fe, TX, of 5.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: Santa Fe vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe
The Power of Solar in Santa Fe, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Santa Fe (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Santa Fe. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Santa Fe, TX
Santa Fe (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5886.28 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Santa Fe is October with an average of 578.25 kWhac, followed by March at 523.26 kWhac and August at 517.58 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Santa Fe (Texas) are February with an average of 417.89 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 428.62 kWhac and January at 452.32 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Santa Fe
Santa Fe Electricity Costs
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The city of Santa Fe, TX in Galveston County has an approximate population of 12,222. [6]
Santa Fe, TX Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.