See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Empire.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Empire, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Empire. [1]
Empire has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 22% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Empire that are always titled at the latitude of Empire (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.2 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.35 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.55 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 Empire.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Empire, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Empire is June with an average of 6.24 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.13 kWh/m2/day and March at 6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Empire (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.73 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.02 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Empire, CO, of 5.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 40% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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 Empire 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 Empire, CO at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Empire (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Empire. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Empire (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6246.62 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Empire is March with an average of 593.98 kWhac, followed by April at 578.9 kWhac and May at 561.04 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Empire (Colorado) are December with an average of 433.45 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 456.25 kWhac and January at 480.01 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Empire, CO in Clear Creek County has an approximate population of 282. [6]
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