Based on historical El Segundo, 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 El Segundo.[1]
El Segundo has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in El Segundo that are always titled at the latitude of El Segundo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.75 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.05 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.99 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 El Segundo
Solar Radiation Data in El Segundo, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in El Segundo.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for El Segundo, CA
El Segundo, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in El Segundo is April with an average of 6.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.87 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in El Segundo (California) are December with an average of 5.14 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.52 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: El Segundo vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in El Segundo
The average monthly solar radiation level in El Segundo, CA, of 6.2 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: El Segundo vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average El Segundo 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 El Segundo
The Power of Solar in El Segundo, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for El Segundo (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in El Segundo. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for El Segundo, CA
El Segundo (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6883.61 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in El Segundo is April with an average of 640.56 kWhac, followed by August at 637.15 kWhac and May at 608.41 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in El Segundo (California) are February with an average of 495.74 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 498.14 kWhac and January at 521.84 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in El Segundo
El Segundo Electricity Costs
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El Segundo Natural Gas Costs
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The city of El Segundo, CA in Los Angeles County has an approximate population of 16,654. [6]
El Segundo, 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.
