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Solar Energy in Aspen, CO

Solar Energy in Aspen

The month of June has the highest historical solar radition values in Aspen with an average of 6.68 kWh/m2/day. [More]

Solar Panels in Aspen

Solar panels in Aspen that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]

Sunrise & Sunset in Aspen

The total length of the day in Aspen, CO today (March 28, 2024) will be 12 hours and 31 minutes. [More]

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Aspen, CO Solar Energy

Solar Power in Aspen, CO

Solar Energy Data in Aspen, CO

See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Aspen.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.


Solar Energy Analysis for Aspen, CO

Solar Radiation Data in Aspen

Based on historical Aspen, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Aspen. [1]

Aspen has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 18% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.23 kWh/m2/day. [1]

Solar installations in Aspen that are always titled at the latitude of Aspen (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.91 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.28 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.23 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 Aspen

Solar Radiation Data in Aspen, CO

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Aspen.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)

Solar Radiation Analysis for Aspen, CO

Solar Radiation Data in Aspen

Aspen, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Aspen is June with an average of 6.68 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 6.51 kWh/m2/day and April at 6.42 kWh/m2/day. [1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Aspen (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.52 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.95 kWh/m2/day. [1]

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Solar Power Comparison: Aspen vs. the U.S.

Solar Power Levels in Aspen

The average monthly solar radiation level in Aspen, CO, of 5.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 44% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 14% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]


→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).

Solar Power: Aspen vs. the U.S.

Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Aspen 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.
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).

Solar Data & Statistics for Aspen

Sunrise / Sunset in Aspen

  • Sunrise/Sunset for March 28, 2024 [2]
    • Sunrise: 6:56 am
    • Sunset: 7:27 pm
    • Length of Day: 12:31
Solar Energy Statistics for Aspen

Best Months for Solar in Aspen

  • Top Solar Power Months Historically [1]
    • Solar Radiation June (6.68 kWh/m2/day)
    • ATaL: June (6.29 kWh/m2/day)
    • DNI: June (8.31 kWh/m2/day)
    • GHI: June (7.25 kWh/m2/day)

* See glossary & definitions above.

Solar Panel Installs in Aspen

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Solar Power Output in Aspen

The Power of Solar in Aspen, CO

Monthly AC solar system output averages for Aspen (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Aspen. [2]

* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))

Solar Output Analysis for Aspen, CO

Solar Radiation Data in Aspen

Aspen (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6395.7 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Aspen is May with an average of 621.71 kWhac, followed by March at 619.22 kWhac and April at 604.65 kWhac. [2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Aspen (Colorado) are December with an average of 414.94 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 449.76 kWhac and January at 458.37 kWhac. [2]

Cost of Utilities in Aspen

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Weather Forecast for Aspen, CO [5]

Thu Mar 28
41°F
Rain And Snow
Min: 17°F
Max: 42°F
Light breeze: 6 mps SW
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 61%
Cloud cover: 100%
Fri Mar 29
37°F
Snow
Min: 31°F
Max: 39°F
Light breeze: 6 mps W
Precip.: Chance of Snow
Humidity: 82%
Cloud cover: 100%
Sat Mar 30
43°F
Rain And Snow
Min: 29°F
Max: 44°F
Light breeze: 7 mps SW
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 57%
Cloud cover: 72%
Sun Mar 31
41°F
Rain And Snow
Min: 30°F
Max: 42°F
Light breeze: 6 mps SSW
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 65%
Cloud cover: 91%
Mon Apr 1
34°F
Snow
Min: 27°F
Max: 36°F
Light breeze: 7 mps NW
Precip.: Chance of Snow
Humidity: 68%
Cloud cover: 85%
Tue Apr 2
36°F
Snow
Min: 26°F
Max: 40°F
Light breeze: 6 mps S
Precip.: Chance of Snow
Humidity: 63%
Cloud cover: 91%

More about Aspen

About Aspen

The city of Aspen, CO in Pitkin County has an approximate population of 6,658. [6]

Aspen Solar Power

Aspen, CO Solar Energy

To learn more about solar energy and solar power Aspen, CO, or for more solar-related resources for Aspen, visit 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.

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