See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Shafter.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Shafter, 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 Shafter. [1]
Shafter has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Shafter that are always titled at the latitude of Shafter (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.04 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.38 kWh/m2/day and approximately 0% greater than the average monthly DNI of 6.01 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 Shafter.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Shafter, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Shafter is August with an average of 7.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 7.41 kWh/m2/day and June at 7.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Shafter (California) are January with an average of 3.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Shafter, CA, of 6.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 58% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 6% 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Shafter 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 Shafter, CA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Shafter (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Shafter. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Shafter (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6718.63 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Shafter is August with an average of 657.51 kWhac, followed by May at 640.78 kWhac and September at 636.21 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Shafter (California) are January with an average of 382.81 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 403.71 kWhac and February at 454.75 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Shafter, CA in Kern County has an approximate population of 16,988. [6]
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