Based on historical Hollister, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Hollister.[1]
Hollister has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hollister that are always titled at the latitude of Hollister (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.96 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.18 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.04 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 Hollister
Solar Radiation Data in Hollister, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hollister.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hollister, CA
Hollister, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.93 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hollister is August with an average of 7.18 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 7.1 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hollister (California) are January with an average of 4.2 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.31 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hollister vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hollister
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hollister, CA, of 5.93 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 51% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 10% 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: Hollister vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hollister 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 Hollister
The Power of Solar in Hollister, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hollister (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hollister. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hollister, CA
Hollister (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6588.03 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hollister is August with an average of 653.88 kWhac, followed by July at 649.29 kWhac and May at 625.26 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hollister (California) are February with an average of 405.03 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 411.25 kWhac and December at 424.36 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hollister
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The city of Hollister, CA in San Benito County has an approximate population of 34,928. [6]
Hollister, CA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.