Based on historical Coachella, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Coachella.[1]
Coachella has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Coachella that are always titled at the latitude of Coachella (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.8 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.88 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.71 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 Coachella
Solar Radiation Data in Coachella, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Coachella.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Coachella, CA
Coachella, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.68 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Coachella is April with an average of 7.23 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 7.17 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 Coachella (California) are December with an average of 5.62 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.75 kWh/m2/day and November at 6.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Coachella vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Coachella
The average monthly solar radiation level in Coachella, CA, of 6.68 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 70% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 1% 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).
Solar Power: Coachella vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Coachella 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 Coachella
The Power of Solar in Coachella, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Coachella (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Coachella. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Coachella, CA
Coachella (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7228.71 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Coachella is March with an average of 664.33 kWhac, followed by April at 650.58 kWhac and May at 646.33 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Coachella (California) are January with an average of 543.11 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 544.44 kWhac and February at 556.83 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Coachella
Coachella Electricity Costs
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Coachella Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Coachella, CA in Riverside County has an approximate population of 40,704. [6]
Coachella, CA Solar Energy
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