See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Morro Bay.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Morro Bay, 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 Morro Bay. [1]
Morro Bay has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Morro Bay that are always titled at the latitude of Morro Bay (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.59 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.86 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.09 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 Morro Bay.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Morro Bay, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Morro Bay is May with an average of 6.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.46 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Morro Bay (California) are December with an average of 4.8 kWh/m2/day, followed by February with an average of 5.08 kWh/m2/day and January at 5.12 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Morro Bay, CA, of 5.83 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Morro Bay 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 Morro Bay, CA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Morro Bay (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Morro Bay. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Morro Bay (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6559.13 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Morro Bay is May with an average of 617.89 kWhac, followed by April at 598.23 kWhac and March at 594.31 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Morro Bay (California) are February with an average of 449.52 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 471.82 kWhac and November at 494.1 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Morro Bay, CA in San Luis Obispo County has an approximate population of 10,234. [6]
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