Based on historical Sand City, 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 Sand City.[1]
Sand City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sand City that are always titled at the latitude of Sand City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.29 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.57 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.7 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 Sand City
Solar Radiation Data in Sand City, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sand City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sand City, CA
Sand City, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sand City is April with an average of 6.12 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.01 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.96 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sand City (California) are January with an average of 4.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.46 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sand City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sand City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sand City, CA, of 5.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 39% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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: Sand City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sand City 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 Sand City
The Power of Solar in Sand City, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sand City (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sand City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sand City, CA
Sand City (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6177.44 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sand City is May with an average of 575.64 kWhac, followed by April at 573.43 kWhac and March at 560.8 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sand City (California) are January with an average of 418.14 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 436.5 kWhac and December at 438.02 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sand City
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The city of Sand City, CA in Monterey County has an approximate population of 334. [6]
Sand City, 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.