Based on historical Upland, 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 Upland.[1]
Upland has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Upland that are always titled at the latitude of Upland (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.11 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.35 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% greater than the average monthly DNI of 6.01 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 Upland
Solar Radiation Data in Upland, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Upland.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Upland, CA
Upland, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.19 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Upland is August with an average of 7.24 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 7.03 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Upland (California) are December with an average of 5.15 kWh/m2/day, followed by February with an average of 5.25 kWh/m2/day and January at 5.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Upland vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Upland
The average monthly solar radiation level in Upland, CA, of 6.19 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).
Solar Power: Upland vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Upland 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 Upland
The Power of Solar in Upland, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Upland (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Upland. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Upland, CA
Upland (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6780.8 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Upland is August with an average of 654.94 kWhac, followed by July at 620.13 kWhac and September at 617.14 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Upland (California) are February with an average of 453.21 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 500.18 kWhac and January at 520.81 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Upland
Upland Electricity Costs
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The city of Upland, CA in San Bernardino County has an approximate population of 73,732. [6]
Upland, 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.