Based on historical San Anselmo, 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 San Anselmo.[1]
San Anselmo has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.42 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in San Anselmo that are always titled at the latitude of San Anselmo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.67 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.96 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.42 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 San Anselmo
Solar Radiation Data in San Anselmo, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in San Anselmo.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for San Anselmo, CA
San Anselmo, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in San Anselmo is August with an average of 7.28 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 7.27 kWh/m2/day and September at 7.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in San Anselmo (California) are January with an average of 3.65 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 3.74 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: San Anselmo vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in San Anselmo
The average monthly solar radiation level in San Anselmo, CA, of 5.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 48% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 12% 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: San Anselmo vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average San Anselmo 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 San Anselmo
The Power of Solar in San Anselmo, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for San Anselmo (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in San Anselmo. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for San Anselmo, CA
San Anselmo (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6505.41 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in San Anselmo is July with an average of 680.2 kWhac, followed by August at 674.69 kWhac and May at 641.31 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in San Anselmo (California) are January with an average of 358.56 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 368.22 kWhac and February at 390.86 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in San Anselmo
San Anselmo Electricity Costs
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San Anselmo Natural Gas Costs
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The town of San Anselmo, CA in Marin County has an approximate population of 12,336. [6]
San Anselmo, CA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
