Based on historical 92259 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 92259.[1]
The region associated with 92259 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 20% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.29 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 92259 that are always titled at the latitude of Ocotillo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.7 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.83 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.29 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 92259
Solar Radiation Data in 92259
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 92259.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 92259
The region associated with 92259 has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 92259 is March with an average of 7.37 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 7.37 kWh/m2/day and October at 7.28 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 92259 are December with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 6.19 kWh/m2/day and November at 6.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 92259 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 92259
The average monthly solar radiation level in 92259, of 6.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 74% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 3% greater than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 92259 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 92259 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.
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Solar Power Output in 92259
The Power of Solar in 92259
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 92259. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 92259. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 92259
92259 has a average annual solar AC output value of 7362.46 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 92259 is March with an average of 693.64 kWhac, followed by April at 663.54 kWhac and October at 662.1 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 92259 are December with an average of 568.28 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 575.45 kWhac and July at 581.08 kWhac. [2]
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More about 92259
About 92259
The ZIP code 92259 is associated with the city of Ocotillo in Imperial County in California.
92259 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 92259, or for more solar-related resources for CA, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.