See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Grand Lake.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Grand Lake, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Grand Lake. [1]
Grand Lake has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 20% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Grand Lake that are always titled at the latitude of Grand Lake (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.13 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.38 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.45 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 Grand Lake.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Grand Lake, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Grand Lake is June with an average of 6.39 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.18 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Grand Lake (Colorado) are December with an average of 3.34 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.01 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Grand Lake, CO, of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Grand Lake 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 Grand Lake, CO at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Grand Lake (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Grand Lake. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Grand Lake (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6069.98 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Grand Lake is April with an average of 587.4 kWhac, followed by March at 574.47 kWhac and May at 572.48 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Grand Lake (Colorado) are December with an average of 348.04 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 415.43 kWhac and February at 434.65 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Grand Lake, CO in Grand County has an approximate population of 471. [6]
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