Based on historical Greeley, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Greeley.[1]
Greeley has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 18% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Greeley that are always titled at the latitude of Greeley (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.68 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.74 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.8 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 Greeley
Solar Radiation Data in Greeley, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Greeley.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Greeley, CO
Greeley, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Greeley is September with an average of 6.64 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.63 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Greeley (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.41 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.96 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Greeley vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Greeley
The average monthly solar radiation level in Greeley, CO, of 5.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 48% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 12% 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: Greeley vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Greeley 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 Greeley
The Power of Solar in Greeley, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Greeley (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Greeley. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Greeley, CO
Greeley (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6532.49 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Greeley is March with an average of 614.26 kWhac, followed by August at 602.33 kWhac and July at 597.26 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Greeley (Colorado) are December with an average of 427.55 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 446.17 kWhac and November at 481.12 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Greeley
Greeley Electricity Costs
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Greeley Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Greeley, CO in Weld County has an approximate population of 92,889. [6]
Greeley, 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.