See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Silver City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Silver City, NM data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Silver City. [1]
Silver City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.73 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 27% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Silver City that are always titled at the latitude of Silver City (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 7.81 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 Silver City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Silver City, NM has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Silver City is April with an average of 7.5 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 7.27 kWh/m2/day and May at 7.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Silver City (New Mexico) are July with an average of 5.79 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 5.94 kWh/m2/day and January at 6.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Silver City, NM, of 6.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 79% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 1% greater than the average level of 6.6 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 Silver City 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 town of Silver City, NM at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Silver City (nm). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Silver City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Silver City (NM) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7235.58 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Silver City is March with an average of 684.83 kWhac, followed by April at 671.76 kWhac and May at 651.44 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Silver City (New Mexico) are July with an average of 520.4 kWhac, followed by August with an average of 560.65 kWhac and December at 573.08 kWhac. [2]
Electricity prices (residential) in Silver City averaged 13.74 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in October 2021, which was about 3% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 14.11¢/kWh in October. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Silver City, is solar power a good choice for residents of this town?
Natural gas prices (residential) in New Mexico averaged $16.41 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in October 2021, which was approximately 6% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $17.48 per Mcf in October. [4]
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The town of Silver City, NM in Grant County has an approximate population of 10,315. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Silver City, NM, or for more solar-related resources for Silver City, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity through a physical process known as the photovoltaic effect.
