See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Los Altos.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Los Altos, 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 Los Altos. [1]
Los Altos has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.11 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 12% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Los Altos that are always titled at the latitude of Los Altos (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.84 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.11 kWh/m2/day and approximately 0% greater 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 Los Altos.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Los Altos, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Los Altos is August with an average of 7.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 7.19 kWh/m2/day and June at 7.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Los Altos (California) are January with an average of 3.9 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.02 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Los Altos, CA, of 5.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 52% 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Los Altos 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 Los Altos, CA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Los Altos (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Los Altos. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Los Altos (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6695.63 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Los Altos is August with an average of 679.11 kWhac, followed by July at 677.73 kWhac and June at 647.34 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Los Altos (California) are January with an average of 382.07 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 392.71 kWhac and February at 427.29 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Los Altos, CA in Santa Clara County has an approximate population of 28,976. [6]
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