See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Palmdale.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Palmdale, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Palmdale. [1]
Palmdale has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Palmdale that are always titled at the latitude of Palmdale (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.64 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.74 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.52 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 Palmdale.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Palmdale, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Palmdale is August with an average of 7.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 7.44 kWh/m2/day and April at 7.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Palmdale (California) are December with an average of 5.6 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.83 kWh/m2/day and February at 6.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Palmdale, CA, of 6.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 73% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 3% greater 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 Palmdale 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.
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Monthly AC solar system output averages for Palmdale (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Palmdale. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Palmdale (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7462.89 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Palmdale is May with an average of 677.07 kWhac, followed by October at 669.81 kWhac and August at 667.35 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Palmdale (California) are February with an average of 536.88 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 548.84 kWhac and January at 568.9 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Palmdale, CA in Los Angeles County has an approximate population of 152,750. [6]
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