Based on historical 85024 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 85024.[1]
The region associated with 85024 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 85024 that are always titled at the latitude of Phoenix (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.72 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.81 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.56 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 85024
Solar Radiation Data in 85024
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 85024.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 85024
The region associated with 85024 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 85024 is April with an average of 7.3 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 7.16 kWh/m2/day and September at 7.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 85024 are December with an average of 5.43 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.69 kWh/m2/day and November at 6.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 85024 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 85024
The average monthly solar radiation level in 85024, of 6.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 68% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 0% 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: 85024 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 85024 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 85024
The Power of Solar in 85024
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 85024. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 85024. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 85024
85024 has a average annual solar AC output value of 7106.94 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 85024 is March with an average of 659.21 kWhac, followed by April at 651.1 kWhac and May at 648.72 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 85024 are December with an average of 520.68 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 532.87 kWhac and January at 542.59 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 85024 is associated with the city of Phoenix in Maricopa County in Arizona.
85024 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 85024, or for more solar-related resources for AZ, check out 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.