How much do solar panels produce in Encino?
Cali Energy measured five solar systems it installed in Encino (ZIP codes 91316 and 91436): in 2023–2025 their panels produced a median of 1,223 kWh per kilowatt a year. That is 13% less than the 111 systems it monitors in the rest of the San Fernando Valley and Burbank, at 1,403 (95% interval for the gap: −21.6% to −0.1%, nearly reaching zero). The comparison describes these installations; it does not isolate the effect of location. For illustration, that median applied to a 7.8 kW system, the typical size among the five, gives about 9,500 kWh a year.
Month by month
Median kWh per kW of panels in each month, 2023–2025: 15 Encino system-years, 238 elsewhere in the Valley and Burbank.
| Month | Encino, kWh per kW | Rest of the Valley and Burbank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60.1 | 80.8 | −26% |
| February | 79.2 | 87.4 | −9% |
| March | 109.2 | 121.2 | −10% |
| April | 134.4 | 143.3 | −6% |
| May | 130.3 | 140.8 | −8% |
| June | 133.9 | 146.7 | −9% |
| July | 142.8 | 160.3 | −11% |
| August | 131.0 | 145.0 | −10% |
| September | 106.2 | 117.2 | −9% |
| October | 96.2 | 108.9 | −12% |
| November | 59.6 | 80.2 | −26% |
| December | 49.7 | 71.3 | −30% |
The monitored Encino systems made less in every month, from −6% in April to −30% in December. July was the best month at 143 kWh per kW; December, at 50, gave 35% of July.
Seasonal shares differed modestly: May to July brought 32.9% of an Encino system’s year and December to February 15.7%, against 32.2% and 17.3% elsewhere in the Valley.
Too few Encino systems share a platform or an installation period to compare those groups separately. The monitoring data does not show why the two groups differ: roof orientation, tilt and shading are not part of it.
Year by year
kWh per kW of panels, systems with a full year. Each year counts only the systems with a full year, so the yearly medians and the all-years median above come from different sets of systems.
| Year | Encino: systems · middle half · median | Rest of the Valley and Burbank: systems · median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 · 1,228–1,302 · 1,251 | 65 · 1,416 |
| 2024 | 5 · 1,173–1,284 · 1,223 | 84 · 1,385 |
| 2025 | 5 · 1,176–1,258 · 1,210 | 89 · 1,413 |
Encino and the rest of the Valley
San Fernando Valley places with five or more Cali Energy systems with full years, 2023–2025.
| Place | Monitored systems | Median kWh per kW a year |
|---|---|---|
| Porter Ranch | 19 | 1,524 |
| Northridge | 10 | 1,425 |
| Woodland Hills | 8 | 1,412 |
| Winnetka | 5 | 1,382 |
| Chatsworth | 6 | 1,350 |
| North Hills | 6 | 1,297 |
| North Hollywood | 10 | 1,294 |
| Tarzana | 5 | 1,290 |
| Valley Glen | 5 | 1,282 |
| Encino | 5 | 1,223 |
| Each row is the median of Cali Energy’s own installations in that place: not a random sample, not adjusted for roof direction, tilt or shade, and not a ranking of places. The 95% intervals on these pages are computed for each place separately, without adjustment for multiple comparisons. Solar production by area. | ||
For an Encino homeowner
Annual energy-equivalent size. Dividing a year’s electricity use by about 1,220 gives the kilowatts of panels whose 2023–2025 output would have matched it on these systems: 10,000 kWh a year comes to about 8.2 kW. The roof, future load and the tariff decide the actual size.
Checking your own system. Compare your system’s median full year over 2023–2025 with the middle half of the monitored Encino systems, 1,176–1,284 kWh per kW. For a single year, use that year’s range: 1,228–1,302 in 2023, 1,173–1,284 in 2024, 1,176–1,258 in 2025. A figure below the range is a prompt to look at shade, soiling and monitoring, not a diagnosis. See monthly production in Los Angeles.
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Methodology
- Sample
- Solar systems in ZIP codes 91316 and 91436 installed and monitored by Cali Energy, on SolarEdge or Enphase monitoring: five systems, installed from 2018 to 2022, 6.4 to 9.9 kW DC in the middle half. The sample is drawn by ZIP code, not by the neighborhood boundary.
- Comparison
- The rest of the San Fernando Valley means the Valley and Burbank ZIP codes other than 91316 and 91436: 111 systems.
- Years
- Full calendar years 2023–2025 with all twelve months reporting, under the rules of the platform comparison.
- Downtime
- Each system’s benchmark is the median of its full years 2019–2025; a 2023–2025 year below 75% of it counts as downtime and is left out. None of the Encino years were, and 3 of 241 elsewhere in the Valley; without the rule the medians are 1,223 and 1,403.
- Output
- kWh per kW of DC panel capacity. Each system’s figure is the median of its full years; a place’s figure is the median across its systems. Across all 257 systems on real-world solar production in Los Angeles the same method gives 1,382; that page’s headline 1,386 is the median of their 569 system-years. Months are medians of all system-months.
- Interval
- 95% interval of the gap from 4,000 bootstrap resamples of systems, each system keeping its years together. Each place’s interval is computed on its own, without adjustment for comparing several places.
- Threshold
- Figures for fewer than five systems are not published.
https://cali-energy.com/research/cities/encino. Aggregated data are free to use under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.Frequently asked questions
How much electricity do solar panels produce in Encino?
On the five Encino systems Cali Energy monitors, a median of 1,223 kWh per kW of panels a year in 2023–2025. For illustration, that median applied to a 7.8 kW system, the typical size among them, gives about 9,500 kWh a year.
How do the monitored Encino systems compare with the rest of the Valley?
Lower, in this sample. In 2023–2025 the five Encino systems Cali Energy monitors produced a median 13% less per kW than its 111 systems elsewhere in the San Fernando Valley and Burbank (95% interval −21.6% to −0.1%, nearly reaching zero). It is an observational comparison, not proof that location alone made the difference.
What is the best month for solar in Encino?
On the monitored Encino systems, July, at a median of 143 kWh per kW; December was the lowest at 50, 35% of July.
Who measured these systems?
Cali Energy, a licensed solar contractor based in Northridge (CSLB #1032379), which installed and monitors them; the method is set out above.
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Prepared by Cali Energy, October 20, 2026. Figures describe systems in our monitoring fleet and are not a guarantee of what any specific roof will produce; orientation, tilt, shade, equipment and weather change results. Not engineering, financial or utility advice. See our Content Disclaimer.