See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Somerton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Somerton, AZ data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Somerton. [1]
Somerton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.87 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 22% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Somerton that are always titled at the latitude of Somerton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.75 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.87 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.53 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 Somerton.
* 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 Somerton 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 Somerton, AZ at this current time.
However, Somerton is in Yuma County and Yuma County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Somerton (az). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Somerton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Electricity prices (residential) in Somerton averaged 12.18 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in December 2020, which was about 5% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.80¢/kWh in December. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Somerton, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Arizona averaged $11.16 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in December 2020, which was approximately 15% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.73 per Mcf in December. [4]
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The city of Somerton, AZ in Yuma County has an approximate population of 14,287. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Somerton, AZ, or for more solar-related resources for Somerton, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
