See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Palm Springs.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Palm Springs, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Palm Springs. [1]
Palm Springs has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 20% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Palm Springs that are always titled at the latitude of Palm Springs (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.52 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.66 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.04 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 Palm Springs.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Palm Springs, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Palm Springs is April with an average of 7.19 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 7.12 kWh/m2/day and May at 7.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Palm Springs (California) are December with an average of 5.52 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.62 kWh/m2/day and February at 6.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Palm Springs, CA, of 6.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 67% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 1% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs, CA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Palm Springs (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Palm Springs. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Palm Springs (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7191.28 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Palm Springs is May with an average of 654.36 kWhac, followed by April at 652.81 kWhac and March at 640.95 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Palm Springs (California) are February with an average of 527.03 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 538.63 kWhac and December at 540.16 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Palm Springs, CA in Riverside County has an approximate population of 44,552. [6]
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