See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Buena Vista.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Buena Vista, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Buena Vista. [1]
Buena Vista has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 26% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Buena Vista that are always titled at the latitude of Buena Vista (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.71 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.76 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.41 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 Buena Vista.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Buena Vista, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Buena Vista is April with an average of 6.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 6.6 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Buena Vista (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.48 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Buena Vista, CO, of 6.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 53% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 9% 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Buena Vista 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 town of Buena Vista, CO at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Buena Vista (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Buena Vista. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Buena Vista (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6997.89 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Buena Vista is March with an average of 659.56 kWhac, followed by April at 654.96 kWhac and May at 633.63 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Buena Vista (Colorado) are December with an average of 518.7 kWhac, followed by August with an average of 528.65 kWhac and February at 528.76 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Buena Vista, CO in Chaffee County has an approximate population of 2,617. [6]
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