Based on historical Yuba City, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Yuba City.[1]
Yuba City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 13% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Yuba City that are always titled at the latitude of Yuba City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.74 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.02 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.79 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 Yuba City
Solar Radiation Data in Yuba City, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Yuba City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Yuba City, CA
Yuba City, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Yuba City is August with an average of 7.56 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 7.4 kWh/m2/day and September at 7.23 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Yuba City (California) are January with an average of 3.5 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 3.58 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Yuba City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Yuba City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Yuba City, CA, of 5.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 50% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 11% 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: Yuba City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Yuba 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 Yuba City
The Power of Solar in Yuba City, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Yuba City (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Yuba City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Yuba City, CA
Yuba City (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6410.94 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Yuba City is August with an average of 662.01 kWhac, followed by July at 655.24 kWhac and June at 625.23 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Yuba City (California) are January with an average of 342.12 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 351.91 kWhac and November at 401.68 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Yuba City
Yuba City Electricity Costs
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The city of Yuba City, CA in Sutter County has an approximate population of 64,925. [6]
Yuba City, 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.