See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in 93456.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical 93456 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 93456. [1]
The region associated with 93456 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.32 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 93456 that are always titled at the latitude of Santa Maria (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.16 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.32 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.2 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 93456.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
The region associated with 93456 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 93456 is August with an average of 6.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.81 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.68 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 93456 are December with an average of 5.05 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.23 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in 93456, of 6.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 56% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 7% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 93456 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.
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We do not have data on solar panel installations in ZIP Code 93456 at the current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 93456. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 93456. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
93456 has a average annual solar AC output value of 6910.54 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 93456 is August with an average of 643.36 kWhac, followed by May at 637.76 kWhac and September at 615.74 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 93456 are February with an average of 478.59 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 499.25 kWhac and January at 513.16 kWhac. [2]
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The ZIP code 93456 is associated with the city of Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County in California.
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