Based on historical 80514 data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in 80514.[1]
The region associated with 80514 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.77 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 19% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 80514 that are always titled at the latitude of Dacono (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.73 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.77 kWh/m2/day and approximately 3% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.92 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 80514
Solar Radiation Data in 80514
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 80514.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 80514
The region associated with 80514 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 80514 is June with an average of 6.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.69 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 80514 are December with an average of 4.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.69 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 80514 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 80514
The average monthly solar radiation level in 80514, of 5.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 50% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 11% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 80514 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 80514 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.
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Solar Power Output in 80514
The Power of Solar in 80514
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 80514. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 80514. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 80514
80514 has a average annual solar AC output value of 6614.68 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 80514 is March with an average of 612.21 kWhac, followed by July at 607.98 kWhac and April at 601.53 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 80514 are December with an average of 430.98 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 471.78 kWhac and November at 474.13 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 80514 is associated with the city of Dacono in Weld County in Colorado.
80514 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 80514, or for more solar-related resources for CO, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.