See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Dana Point.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Dana Point, 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 Dana Point. [1]
Dana Point has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Dana Point that are always titled at the latitude of Dana Point (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.66 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.98 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.76 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 Dana Point.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Dana Point, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Dana Point is April with an average of 6.58 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.49 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Dana Point (California) are December with an average of 4.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.15 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Dana Point, CA, of 5.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 48% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 12% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Dana Point 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 Dana Point, CA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Dana Point (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Dana Point. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Dana Point (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6508 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Dana Point is April with an average of 612.23 kWhac, followed by August at 600.2 kWhac and March at 591.55 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Dana Point (California) are December with an average of 466.89 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 486.64 kWhac and February at 487.51 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Dana Point, CA in Orange County has an approximate population of 33,351. [6]
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