The month of August has the highest historical solar radition values in Los Altos Hills with an average of 7.31 kWh/m2/day. [More]
Solar Panels in Los Altos Hills
Solar panels in Los Altos Hills that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]
Sunrise & Sunset in Los Altos Hills
The total length of the day in Los Altos Hills, CA today (December 26, 2024) will be 9 hours and 38 minutes. [More]
Solar Power in Los Altos Hills, CA
Solar Energy Data in Los Altos Hills, CA
See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Los Altos Hills.
Based on historical Los Altos Hills, 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 Hills.[1]
Los Altos Hills 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 Hills that are always titled at the latitude of Los Altos Hills (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]
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 Los Altos Hills
Solar Radiation Data in Los Altos Hills, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Los Altos Hills.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Los Altos Hills, CA
Los Altos Hills, 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 Hills 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 Hills (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]
Solar Power Comparison: Los Altos Hills vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Los Altos Hills
The average monthly solar radiation level in Los Altos Hills, 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).
Solar Power: Los Altos Hills vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Los Altos Hills 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 Los Altos Hills
The Power of Solar in Los Altos Hills, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Los Altos Hills (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Los Altos Hills. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Los Altos Hills, CA
Los Altos Hills (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 Hills 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 Hills (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]
Cost of Utilities in Los Altos Hills
Los Altos Hills Electricity Costs
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Los Altos Hills Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Los Altos Hills, CA in Santa Clara County has an approximate population of 7,922. [6]
Los Altos Hills, 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.
