See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in 85085.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical 85085 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 85085. [1]
The region associated with 85085 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.75 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 85085 that are always titled at the latitude of Phoenix (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.65 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.75 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.45 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 85085.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 85085 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 85085 at this current time.
However, 85085 is in Maricopa County and Maricopa County (AZ) has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 85085. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 85085. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
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The ZIP code 85085 is associated with the city of Phoenix in Maricopa County in Arizona.
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 85085, or for more solar-related resources for AZ, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity through a physical process known as the photovoltaic effect.
