Based on historical Coalinga, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Coalinga.[1]
Coalinga has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 17% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Coalinga that are always titled at the latitude of Coalinga (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.21 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.43 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.58 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 Coalinga
Solar Radiation Data in Coalinga, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Coalinga.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Coalinga, CA
Coalinga, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Coalinga is August with an average of 7.49 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 7.48 kWh/m2/day and July at 7.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Coalinga (California) are December with an average of 4.49 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.61 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.15 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Coalinga vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Coalinga
The average monthly solar radiation level in Coalinga, CA, of 6.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 61% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 5% 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: Coalinga vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Coalinga 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 Coalinga
The Power of Solar in Coalinga, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Coalinga (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Coalinga. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Coalinga, CA
Coalinga (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6866.15 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Coalinga is August with an average of 657.89 kWhac, followed by May at 643.35 kWhac and September at 643.25 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Coalinga (California) are December with an average of 441.74 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 452.11 kWhac and February at 453.03 kWhac. [2]
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More about Coalinga
About Coalinga
The city of Coalinga, CA in Fresno County has an approximate population of 13,380. [6]
Coalinga, CA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.