Based on historical Fountain, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Fountain.[1]
Fountain has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 22% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Fountain that are always titled at the latitude of Fountain (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.01 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.99 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.41 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 Fountain
Solar Radiation Data in Fountain, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Fountain.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Fountain, CO
Fountain, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Fountain is September with an average of 6.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.62 kWh/m2/day and April at 6.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Fountain (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.19 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Fountain vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Fountain
The average monthly solar radiation level in Fountain, CO, of 6.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 54% 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).
Solar Power: Fountain vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Fountain 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 Fountain
The Power of Solar in Fountain, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Fountain (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Fountain. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Fountain, CO
Fountain (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6819.09 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Fountain is March with an average of 623.46 kWhac, followed by May at 620.7 kWhac and April at 616.28 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Fountain (Colorado) are December with an average of 477.76 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 505.66 kWhac and November at 507.76 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Fountain
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More about Fountain
About Fountain
The city of Fountain, CO in El Paso County has an approximate population of 25,846. [6]
Fountain, CO Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Fountain, CO, or for more solar-related resources for Fountain, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.