Based on historical Bonanza, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bonanza.[1]
Bonanza has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.93 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 29% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bonanza that are always titled at the latitude of Bonanza (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.94 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.93 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.91 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 Bonanza
Solar Radiation Data in Bonanza, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bonanza.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bonanza, CO
Bonanza, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bonanza is March with an average of 6.88 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.85 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bonanza (Colorado) are December with an average of 5.33 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.63 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bonanza vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bonanza
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bonanza, CO, of 6.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 56% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 7% 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: Bonanza vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bonanza 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).
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Solar Power Output in Bonanza
The Power of Solar in Bonanza, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bonanza (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bonanza. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bonanza, CO
Bonanza (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7036.65 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bonanza is March with an average of 676.03 kWhac, followed by April at 648.71 kWhac and May at 625.2 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bonanza (Colorado) are August with an average of 532.9 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 538.74 kWhac and July at 545.23 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bonanza
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The town of Bonanza, CO in Saguache County has an approximate population of 16. [6]
Bonanza, CO Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.