Insolation is the measure of solar energy that is received at a given location. The values below are an average for the entire year for the given cities (value is given in kWh/m2/day):
| AK | Anchorage | 2.09 |
| AZ | Phoenix | 5.38 |
| CA | Los Angeles | 5.4 |
| CA | San Francisco | 4.89 |
| CO | Denver | 4.55 |
| FL | Miami | 5.25 |
| GA | Atlanta | 4.37 |
| HI | Honolulu | 5.96 |
| ID | Boise | 4.24 |
| IN | Indianapolis | 3.87 |
| IL | Chicago | 3.72 |
| KS | Kansas City | 4.11 |
| LA | New Orleans | 4.76 |
| MA | Boston | 3.58 |
| ME | Portland | 3.82 |
| MI | Detroit | 3.58 |
| MO | St. Louis | 4.09 |
| MN | Minneapolis | 3.68 |
| MT | Billings | 3.96 |
| NC | Charlotte | 4.2 |
| NE | Omaha | 3.98 |
| NM | Albuquerque | 4.97 |
| NV | Las Vegas | 5.3 |
| NY | New York | 3.53 |
| OH | Columbus | 3.83 |
| OR | Portland | 3.82 |
| PA | Philadelphia | 3.84 |
| PA | Pittsburgh | 3.53 |
| RI | Providence | 3.64 |
| TN | Nashville | 4.04 |
| TX | San Antonio | 4.83 |
| TX | Houston | 4.72 |
| UT | Salt Lake City | 4.53 |
| WA | Seattle | 3.53 |
| WI | Milwaukee | 3.69 |