Based on historical Norco, 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 Norco.[1]
Norco has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.4 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Norco that are always titled at the latitude of Norco (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.16 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.4 kWh/m2/day and approximately 4% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.94 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 Norco
Solar Radiation Data in Norco, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Norco.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Norco, CA
Norco, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Norco is August with an average of 7.19 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.96 kWh/m2/day and April at 6.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Norco (California) are December with an average of 5.15 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.29 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Norco vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Norco
The average monthly solar radiation level in Norco, CA, of 6.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 61% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 5% 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: Norco vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Norco 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 Norco
The Power of Solar in Norco, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Norco (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Norco. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Norco, CA
Norco (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6896.52 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Norco is August with an average of 646.45 kWhac, followed by March at 620.93 kWhac and July at 614.23 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Norco (California) are December with an average of 499.82 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 500.3 kWhac and January at 502.65 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Norco
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More about Norco
About Norco
The city of Norco, CA in Riverside County has an approximate population of 27,063. [6]
Norco, 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.