See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Gig Harbor.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Gig Harbor, WA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Gig Harbor. [1]
Gig Harbor has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.26 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Gig Harbor that are always titled at the latitude of Gig Harbor (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 3.93 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.44 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.26 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 Gig Harbor.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Gig Harbor, WA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.14 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Gig Harbor is July with an average of 6.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.86 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Gig Harbor (Washington) are January with an average of 1.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 1.98 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.29 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Gig Harbor, WA, of 4.14 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 5% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 37% 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Gig Harbor 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 Gig Harbor, WA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Gig Harbor (wa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Gig Harbor. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Gig Harbor (WA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4613.66 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Gig Harbor is July with an average of 555.33 kWhac, followed by August at 533.41 kWhac and May at 526.95 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Gig Harbor (Washington) are January with an average of 193.04 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 199.04 kWhac and November at 220.73 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Gig Harbor, WA in Pierce County has an approximate population of 7,126. [6]
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