See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Las Cruces.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Las Cruces, NM data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Las Cruces. [1]
Las Cruces has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.85 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.57 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Las Cruces that are always titled at the latitude of Las Cruces (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.76 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.85 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.57 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 Las Cruces.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Las Cruces, NM has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Las Cruces is April with an average of 7.39 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 7.28 kWh/m2/day and May at 7.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Las Cruces (New Mexico) are December with an average of 5.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by July with an average of 6.3 kWh/m2/day and January at 6.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Las Cruces, NM, of 6.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 72% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 2% greater 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces, NM at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Las Cruces (nm). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Las Cruces. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Las Cruces (NM) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7435.68 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Las Cruces is March with an average of 690.47 kWhac, followed by April at 674.43 kWhac and May at 653.75 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Las Cruces (New Mexico) are July with an average of 563.52 kWhac, followed by June with an average of 575.73 kWhac and December at 583.42 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Las Cruces, NM in Doña Ana County has an approximate population of 97,618. [6]
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