Based on historical Tustin, 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 Tustin.[1]
Tustin has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Tustin that are always titled at the latitude of Tustin (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.97 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.24 kWh/m2/day and approximately 9% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.5 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 Tustin
Solar Radiation Data in Tustin, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Tustin.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Tustin, CA
Tustin, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Tustin is August with an average of 6.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.72 kWh/m2/day and March at 6.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Tustin (California) are December with an average of 4.99 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.4 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.49 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Tustin vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Tustin
The average monthly solar radiation level in Tustin, CA, of 6.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 55% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Tustin vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Tustin 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 Tustin
The Power of Solar in Tustin, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Tustin (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Tustin. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Tustin, CA
Tustin (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6734.2 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Tustin is August with an average of 635.66 kWhac, followed by March at 616.22 kWhac and September at 600.63 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Tustin (California) are February with an average of 478.14 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 483.4 kWhac and January at 509.67 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Tustin
Tustin Electricity Costs
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The city of Tustin, CA in Orange County has an approximate population of 75,540. [6]
Tustin, 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.