See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Black Hawk.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Black Hawk, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Black Hawk. [1]
Black Hawk has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Black Hawk that are always titled at the latitude of Black Hawk (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.44 kWh/m2/day, or about 22% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Black Hawk.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Black Hawk, 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 Black Hawk is March with an average of 6.34 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.91 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Black Hawk (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.16 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Black Hawk, 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]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Black Hawk 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Black Hawk, CO at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Black Hawk (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Black Hawk. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Black Hawk (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6404.8 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Black Hawk is March with an average of 627.2 kWhac, followed by May at 567.05 kWhac and October at 554.88 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Black Hawk (Colorado) are August with an average of 476.88 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 495.17 kWhac and July at 508.14 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Black Hawk, CO in Gilpin County has an approximate population of 118. [6]
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