Based on historical Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest.[1]
Lake Forest has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.23 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Lake Forest that are always titled at the latitude of Lake Forest (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.96 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.23 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.58 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 Lake Forest
Solar Radiation Data in Lake Forest, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Lake Forest.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Lake Forest, CA
Lake Forest, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Lake Forest is August with an average of 6.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.81 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Lake Forest (California) are December with an average of 4.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.42 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Lake Forest vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Lake Forest
The average monthly solar radiation level in Lake Forest, CA, of 6.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 55% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 8% 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: Lake Forest vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest
The Power of Solar in Lake Forest, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Lake Forest (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Lake Forest. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Lake Forest, CA
Lake Forest (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6730.65 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Lake Forest is August with an average of 638.75 kWhac, followed by March at 608.33 kWhac and September at 604.94 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Lake Forest (California) are February with an average of 473.97 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 477 kWhac and January at 516.45 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Lake Forest
Lake Forest Electricity Costs
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Lake Forest Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Lake Forest, CA in Orange County has an approximate population of 77,264. [6]
Lake Forest, 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.
