Based on historical Colorado Springs, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Colorado Springs.[1]
Colorado Springs has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 22% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.19 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Colorado Springs that are always titled at the latitude of Colorado Springs (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.85 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.82 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.19 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 Colorado Springs
Solar Radiation Data in Colorado Springs, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Colorado Springs.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Colorado Springs is April with an average of 6.57 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 6.36 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.3 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Colorado Springs (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.25 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Colorado Springs vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Colorado Springs
The average monthly solar radiation level in Colorado Springs, CO, of 5.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 51% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 10% 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: Colorado Springs vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Colorado Springs 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 Colorado Springs
The Power of Solar in Colorado Springs, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Colorado Springs (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Colorado Springs. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6755.62 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Colorado Springs is March with an average of 627.7 kWhac, followed by April at 615.2 kWhac and May at 595.14 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Colorado Springs (Colorado) are December with an average of 504.04 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 520.66 kWhac and February at 524.51 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Electricity Costs
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The city of Colorado Springs, CO in El Paso County has an approximate population of 416,427. [6]
Colorado Springs, 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.
