Based on historical Bayard, NM data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bayard.[1]
Bayard has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.73 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 26% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bayard that are always titled at the latitude of Bayard (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.64 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.73 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.78 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 Bayard
Solar Radiation Data in Bayard, NM
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bayard.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bayard, NM
Bayard, NM has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bayard is April with an average of 7.36 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 7.32 kWh/m2/day and May at 7.03 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bayard (New Mexico) are July with an average of 5.73 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 6.02 kWh/m2/day and December at 6.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bayard vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bayard
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bayard, NM, of 6.6 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: Bayard vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bayard 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 Bayard
The Power of Solar in Bayard, NM
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bayard (nm). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bayard. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bayard, NM
Bayard (NM) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7184.54 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bayard is March with an average of 682.55 kWhac, followed by April at 661.63 kWhac and October at 642.18 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bayard (New Mexico) are July with an average of 515.79 kWhac, followed by August with an average of 552.24 kWhac and December at 576.73 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bayard
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The city of Bayard, NM in Grant County has an approximate population of 2,328. [6]
Bayard, NM 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.