Based on historical Ojai, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ojai.[1]
Ojai has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 16% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ojai that are always titled at the latitude of Ojai (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.21 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.41 kWh/m2/day and approximately 3% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.43 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 Ojai
Solar Radiation Data in Ojai, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ojai.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ojai, CA
Ojai, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ojai is August with an average of 7.25 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 7 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ojai (California) are December with an average of 4.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.19 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ojai vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ojai
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ojai, CA, of 6.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 58% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 6% 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: Ojai vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ojai 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 Ojai
The Power of Solar in Ojai, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ojai (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ojai. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ojai, CA
Ojai (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6610.22 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ojai is August with an average of 623.39 kWhac, followed by March at 598.83 kWhac and September at 597.07 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ojai (California) are February with an average of 472.26 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 472.36 kWhac and January at 494.18 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Ojai
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More about Ojai
About Ojai
The city of Ojai, CA in Ventura County has an approximate population of 7,461. [6]
Ojai, CA Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Ojai, CA, or for more solar-related resources for Ojai, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.