Based on historical Gypsum, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Gypsum.[1]
Gypsum has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 22% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Gypsum that are always titled at the latitude of Gypsum (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.59 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.74 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.1 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 Gypsum
Solar Radiation Data in Gypsum, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Gypsum.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Gypsum, CO
Gypsum, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Gypsum is June with an average of 6.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 6.5 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.44 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Gypsum (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.67 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.22 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Gypsum vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Gypsum
The average monthly solar radiation level in Gypsum, CO, of 5.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 50% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 11% 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: Gypsum vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Gypsum 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 Gypsum
The Power of Solar in Gypsum, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Gypsum (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Gypsum. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Gypsum, CO
Gypsum (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6527.4 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Gypsum is March with an average of 623.46 kWhac, followed by May at 598.44 kWhac and June at 592.63 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Gypsum (Colorado) are December with an average of 446.99 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 463.44 kWhac and February at 471.2 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Gypsum
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The town of Gypsum, CO in Eagle County has an approximate population of 6,477. [6]
Gypsum, CO Solar Energy
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