Based on historical Oroville, CA data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Oroville.[1]
Oroville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.97 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Oroville that are always titled at the latitude of Oroville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.72 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.97 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.77 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 Oroville
Solar Radiation Data in Oroville, CA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Oroville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Oroville, CA
Oroville, CA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Oroville is August with an average of 7.45 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 7.42 kWh/m2/day and September at 7.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Oroville (California) are December with an average of 3.51 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.76 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.23 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Oroville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Oroville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Oroville, CA, of 5.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 47% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 13% 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: Oroville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Oroville 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 Oroville
The Power of Solar in Oroville, CA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Oroville (ca). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Oroville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Oroville, CA
Oroville (CA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6260.73 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Oroville is August with an average of 658.19 kWhac, followed by July at 655.46 kWhac and June at 616.66 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Oroville (California) are December with an average of 344.55 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 362.27 kWhac and February at 366.39 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Oroville
Oroville Electricity Costs
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The city of Oroville, CA in Butte County has an approximate population of 15,546. [6]
Oroville, CA 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.