See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Gridley.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Gridley, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Gridley. [1]
Gridley has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Gridley that are always titled at the latitude of Gridley (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.74 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.01 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Gridley.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Gridley, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Gridley is August with an average of 7.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 7.41 kWh/m2/day and September at 7.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Gridley (California) are January with an average of 3.17 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 3.53 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.14 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Gridley, CA, of 5.77 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]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Gridley 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Gridley, CA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Gridley (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Gridley. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Gridley (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6279.39 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Gridley is August with an average of 663.27 kWhac, followed by July at 658.44 kWhac and June at 618.58 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Gridley (California) are January with an average of 312.2 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 343.48 kWhac and February at 362.44 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Gridley, CA in Butte County has an approximate population of 6,584. [6]
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