See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Poway.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Poway, 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 Poway. [1]
Poway has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Poway that are always titled at the latitude of Poway (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.11 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.36 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% greater than the average monthly DNI of 6.04 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 Poway.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Poway, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Poway is September with an average of 7.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 7.01 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Poway (California) are December with an average of 5.5 kWh/m2/day, followed by February with an average of 5.67 kWh/m2/day and January at 5.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Poway, CA, of 6.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 59% 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]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Poway 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 Poway (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Poway. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Poway (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6873.68 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Poway is August with an average of 628.81 kWhac, followed by September at 626.35 kWhac and July at 601.79 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Poway (California) are February with an average of 489.76 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 527.8 kWhac and December at 532.8 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Poway, CA in San Diego County has an approximate population of 47,811. [6]
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