Based on historical Pasadena, TX data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Pasadena.[1]
Pasadena has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.18 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Pasadena that are always titled at the latitude of Pasadena (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.97 kWh/m2/day, or about 9% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.57 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.18 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 Pasadena
Solar Radiation Data in Pasadena, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pasadena.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pasadena, TX
Pasadena, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.25 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Pasadena is October with an average of 6.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.59 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pasadena (Texas) are December with an average of 4.39 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.46 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Pasadena vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pasadena
The average monthly solar radiation level in Pasadena, TX, of 5.25 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 21% 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: Pasadena vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pasadena 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 Pasadena
The Power of Solar in Pasadena, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pasadena (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pasadena. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pasadena, TX
Pasadena (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5850.59 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pasadena is October with an average of 580.69 kWhac, followed by August at 515.02 kWhac and March at 514.16 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pasadena (Texas) are December with an average of 426.56 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 436.85 kWhac and February at 439.15 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Pasadena
Pasadena Electricity Costs
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The city of Pasadena, TX in Harris County has an approximate population of 149,043. [6]
Pasadena, TX Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.