Based on historical San Luis Obispo, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in San Luis Obispo.[1]
San Luis Obispo has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 15% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.31 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in San Luis Obispo that are always titled at the latitude of San Luis Obispo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.17 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.34 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.31 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 Luis Obispo
Solar Radiation Data in San Luis Obispo, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in San Luis Obispo.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for San Luis Obispo, CA
San Luis Obispo, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in San Luis Obispo is August with an average of 7.12 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.98 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in San Luis Obispo (California) are December with an average of 4.65 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.98 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: San Luis Obispo vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in San Luis Obispo
The average monthly solar radiation level in San Luis Obispo, CA, of 6.18 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 57% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 7% 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 Luis Obispo vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average San Luis Obispo 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 Luis Obispo
The Power of Solar in San Luis Obispo, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for San Luis Obispo (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in San Luis Obispo. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for San Luis Obispo, CA
San Luis Obispo (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6900.59 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in San Luis Obispo is August with an average of 660.84 kWhac, followed by May at 635.19 kWhac and September at 625.84 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in San Luis Obispo (California) are December with an average of 455.52 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 478.88 kWhac and January at 487.7 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo Electricity Costs
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San Luis Obispo Natural Gas Costs
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The city of San Luis Obispo, CA in San Luis Obispo County has an approximate population of 45,119. [6]
San Luis Obispo, CA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
