Based on historical Hayward, 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 Hayward.[1]
Hayward has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hayward that are always titled at the latitude of Hayward (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.71 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.98 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.4 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 Hayward
Solar Radiation Data in Hayward, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hayward.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hayward, CA
Hayward, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hayward is August with an average of 6.97 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.92 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.74 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hayward (California) are December with an average of 3.9 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.01 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.64 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hayward vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hayward
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hayward, CA, of 5.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 48% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 12% 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: Hayward vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hayward 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 Hayward
The Power of Solar in Hayward, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hayward (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hayward. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hayward, CA
Hayward (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6492.57 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hayward is August with an average of 649.32 kWhac, followed by July at 643.73 kWhac and June at 617.38 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hayward (California) are December with an average of 383.32 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 392.94 kWhac and February at 411.81 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hayward
Hayward Electricity Costs
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The city of Hayward, CA in Alameda County has an approximate population of 144,186. [6]
Hayward, 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.