Based on historical Mount Shasta, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Mount Shasta.[1]
Mount Shasta has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.34 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Mount Shasta that are always titled at the latitude of Mount Shasta (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.69 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.84 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.34 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 Mount Shasta
Solar Radiation Data in Mount Shasta, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Mount Shasta.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Mount Shasta, CA
Mount Shasta, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.68 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Mount Shasta is August with an average of 7.57 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 7.49 kWh/m2/day and September at 7.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Mount Shasta (California) are December with an average of 3.18 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.6 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Mount Shasta vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Mount Shasta
The average monthly solar radiation level in Mount Shasta, CA, of 5.68 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 45% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 14% 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: Mount Shasta vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Mount Shasta 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 Mount Shasta
The Power of Solar in Mount Shasta, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Mount Shasta (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Mount Shasta. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Mount Shasta, CA
Mount Shasta (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6230.2 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Mount Shasta is August with an average of 673.08 kWhac, followed by July at 659.57 kWhac and September at 619.99 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Mount Shasta (California) are December with an average of 315.23 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 357.86 kWhac and February at 370.75 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Mount Shasta
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The city of Mount Shasta, CA in Siskiyou County has an approximate population of 3,394. [6]
Mount Shasta, CA Solar Energy
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It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.