Based on historical Corning, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Corning.[1]
Corning has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 18% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Corning that are always titled at the latitude of Corning (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.79 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.99 kWh/m2/day and approximately 4% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.06 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 Corning
Solar Radiation Data in Corning, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Corning.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Corning, CA
Corning, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Corning is August with an average of 7.5 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 7.45 kWh/m2/day and September at 7.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Corning (California) are December with an average of 3.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.32 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Corning vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Corning
The average monthly solar radiation level in Corning, CA, of 5.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 47% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 13% 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: Corning vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Corning 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 Corning
The Power of Solar in Corning, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Corning (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Corning. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Corning, CA
Corning (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6329.16 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Corning is August with an average of 670.49 kWhac, followed by July at 661.68 kWhac and September at 629.19 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Corning (California) are December with an average of 324.98 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 326.98 kWhac and February at 365.88 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Corning
Corning Electricity Costs
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Corning Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Corning, CA in Tehama County has an approximate population of 7,663. [6]
Corning, CA Solar Energy
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