Based on historical Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles.[1]
Los Angeles has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.3 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Los Angeles that are always titled at the latitude of Los Angeles (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.06 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.3 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.72 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 (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 Los Angeles
Solar Radiation Data in Los Angeles, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Los Angeles.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Los Angeles, CA
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Solar Power Comparison: Los Angeles vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Los Angeles
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Solar Power: vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles, CA at this current time.
However, Los Angeles is in Los Angeles County and Los Angeles County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Solar Power Output in Los Angeles
The Power of Solar in Los Angeles, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Los Angeles (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Los Angeles. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Los Angeles, CA
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Cost of Utilities in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Electricity Costs
Electricity prices (residential) in Los Angeles averaged 20.79 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in October 2020, which was about 53% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 13.60¢/kWh in October. [3]
Solar Power Poll: Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Natural Gas Costs
Natural gas prices (residential) in California averaged $14.74 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in October 2020, which was approximately 19% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $12.35 per Mcf in October. [4]
The city of Los Angeles, CA in Los Angeles County has an approximate population of 3,792,621. [6]
Los Angeles, CA Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Los Angeles, CA, or for more solar-related resources for Los Angeles, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.