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Solar potential in Gothenburg

This estimate represents one coordinate near the city center, not every roof or neighborhood.

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Annual values

Estimated PV output957kWh/kWp/year
Solar irradiation1,190kWh/m²/year
Optimal fixed tilt43°Panel direction: South

PV output is estimated electricity from 1 kWp of installed solar panels. Irradiation is sunlight energy received per square meter on the optimally tilted panel plane; it is not electricity.

For a 5 kWp system, multiply the electricity values by five. This simple scaling does not account for roof-specific shading or equipment constraints.

Compared with the sampled-city benchmark: -1.8% (974kWh/kWp/year). These figures are the unweighted mean of the city locations listed below, not a national average. Two urban points do not represent an entire country, its roofs or its solar installations.

Monthly solar irradiation and PV output

Highest-output month: May · 132.9kWh/kWp/month. Lowest-output month: December · 15.5kWh/kWp/month.

Bar lengths compare monthly PV electricity output; exact output and irradiation values are in the table.
Monthly solar irradiation and PV output — Gothenburg
MonthEstimated PV output (kWh/kWp/month)Solar irradiation (kWh/m²/month)
January23.327.1
February43.350
March92.2109.4
April123150.8
May132.9167.1
June131168.1
July124.6161
August106.3135.5
September84.1104.7
October5566.4
November25.630.6
December15.518.9

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Data and methodology

PVGIS 5.3 (European Commission Joint Research Centre), crystalline silicon, fixed free-standing installation, 1 kWp, 14% system losses, equator-facing panels with optimized tilt and the terrain horizon. Long-term climate estimates are not a forecast or a roof survey. Nearby buildings, trees, roof constraints, snow and local conditions can change actual output.

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