Based on historical San Marino, 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 Marino.[1]
San Marino has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.26 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in San Marino that are always titled at the latitude of San Marino (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.01 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.26 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.88 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 Marino
Solar Radiation Data in San Marino, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in San Marino.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for San Marino, CA
San Marino, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.17 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in San Marino is August with an average of 7.17 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 7 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in San Marino (California) are December with an average of 4.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.35 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: San Marino vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in San Marino
The average monthly solar radiation level in San Marino, CA, of 6.17 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 Marino vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average San Marino 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 Marino
The Power of Solar in San Marino, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for San Marino (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in San Marino. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for San Marino, CA
San Marino (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6763.65 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in San Marino is August with an average of 654.71 kWhac, followed by July at 618.85 kWhac and September at 614.49 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in San Marino (California) are February with an average of 478.57 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 479.48 kWhac and January at 505.33 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in San Marino
San Marino Electricity Costs
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The city of San Marino, CA in Los Angeles County has an approximate population of 13,147. [6]
San Marino, 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.
