Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
Measured from a PV array near Prince George |
Daily Peak Sun Hours (kWh/M2) |
Month |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Average |
BCH * |
NASA * |
January |
|
1.39 |
1.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
1.31 |
1.6 |
1.84 |
February |
|
2.52 |
1.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
1.87 |
2.6 |
3.06 |
March |
3.00 |
3.68 |
3.76 |
|
|
|
|
|
3.48 |
3.7 |
4.28 |
April |
3.93 |
4.65 |
5.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
4.65 |
4.9 |
5.29 |
May |
6.00 |
4.86 |
5.88 |
|
|
|
|
|
5.58 |
5.4 |
5.63 |
June |
6.56 |
6.93 |
5.93 |
|
|
|
|
|
6.47 |
5.6 |
5.80 |
July |
6.51 |
6.73 |
6.89 |
|
|
|
|
|
6.71 |
5.8 |
5.88 |
August |
2.81 |
5.52 |
4.92 |
|
|
|
|
|
4.42 |
5.2 |
5.22 |
September |
3.70 |
4.16 |
3.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
3.95 |
3.8 |
4.22 |
October |
2.04 |
2.79 |
2.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
2.37 |
2.6 |
2.95 |
November |
0.93 |
1.40 |
1.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.24
|
1.5 |
1.93 |
December |
1.02 |
1.09 |
.96
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.02
|
1.2 |
1.55 |
Average |
3.65 |
3.81 |
3.65
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.59 |
3.66 |
3.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BCH= Data from the “BC Hydro, BC Green Energy Study – Phase2 – Mainland” table-6 on page 15 |
NASA= Data from the NASA web site |
|
Monthly Peak Sun Hours (kWh/M2) |
|
|
Month |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Average |
|
|
January |
|
43 |
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
February |
|
71 |
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
March |
93 |
114 |
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
|
April |
118 |
139 |
161 |
|
|
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
May |
186 |
151 |
182 |
|
|
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
June |
197 |
208 |
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
July |
202 |
209 |
214 |
|
|
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
August |
87 |
171 |
153 |
|
|
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
September |
111 |
125 |
120 |
|
|
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
October |
63 |
86 |
71 |
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
November |
28 |
42 |
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December |
31 |
34 |
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
112 |
116 |
112
|
|
|
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
Total (year) |
|
1,393 |
1338
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|