Based on historical Bakersfield, CA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bakersfield.[1]
Bakersfield has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.39 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bakersfield that are always titled at the latitude of Bakersfield (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.04 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.39 kWh/m2/day and approximately 0% greater than the average monthly DNI of 6.01 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 Bakersfield
Solar Radiation Data in Bakersfield, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bakersfield.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bakersfield is September with an average of 7.44 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 7.39 kWh/m2/day and June at 7.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bakersfield (California) are January with an average of 4.22 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.46 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bakersfield vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bakersfield
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bakersfield, CA, of 6.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 58% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 6% 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: Bakersfield vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield
The Power of Solar in Bakersfield, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bakersfield (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bakersfield. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6820.26 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bakersfield is August with an average of 662.89 kWhac, followed by September at 652.88 kWhac and May at 643.58 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bakersfield (California) are January with an average of 404.86 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 438.29 kWhac and February at 457.98 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bakersfield
Bakersfield Electricity Costs
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The city of Bakersfield, CA in Kern County has an approximate population of 347,483. [6]
Bakersfield, CA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.
