See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Ridgecrest.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Ridgecrest, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ridgecrest. [1]
Ridgecrest has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 30% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 8.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ridgecrest that are always titled at the latitude of Ridgecrest (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.94 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.88 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% less than the average monthly DNI of 8.4 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 Ridgecrest.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Ridgecrest, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ridgecrest is September with an average of 7.68 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 7.46 kWh/m2/day and April at 7.39 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ridgecrest (California) are December with an average of 5.47 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.78 kWh/m2/day and February at 6.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ridgecrest, CA, of 6.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 75% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 4% 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 Ridgecrest 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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We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Ridgecrest, CA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ridgecrest (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ridgecrest. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Ridgecrest (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7552.17 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ridgecrest is October with an average of 683.98 kWhac, followed by March at 677.44 kWhac and May at 676.44 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ridgecrest (California) are December with an average of 542.02 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 542.94 kWhac and January at 566.1 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Ridgecrest, CA in Kern County has an approximate population of 27,616. [6]
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