See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Santa Barbara.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Santa Barbara, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Santa Barbara. [1]
Santa Barbara has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 15% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Santa Barbara that are always titled at the latitude of Santa Barbara (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.97 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.2 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.09 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 Santa Barbara.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Santa Barbara, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Santa Barbara is August with an average of 6.79 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.6 kWh/m2/day and April at 6.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Santa Barbara (California) are December with an average of 5.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.37 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Santa Barbara, CA, of 6.06 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 54% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 8% less 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 Santa Barbara 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Santa Barbara, CA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Santa Barbara (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Santa Barbara. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Santa Barbara (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6744.79 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Santa Barbara is August with an average of 620.27 kWhac, followed by May at 597.33 kWhac and April at 596.38 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Santa Barbara (California) are February with an average of 492.07 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 494.9 kWhac and January at 523.06 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Santa Barbara, CA in Santa Barbara County has an approximate population of 88,410. [6]
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