Based on historical Minturn, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Minturn.[1]
Minturn has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Minturn that are always titled at the latitude of Minturn (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.67 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.12 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 4.78 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 Minturn
Solar Radiation Data in Minturn, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Minturn.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Minturn, CO
Minturn, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Minturn is April with an average of 6.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.28 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Minturn (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.57 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Minturn vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Minturn
The average monthly solar radiation level in Minturn, CO, of 5.51 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).
Solar Power: Minturn vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Minturn 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 Minturn
The Power of Solar in Minturn, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Minturn (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Minturn. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Minturn, CO
Minturn (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6217.4 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Minturn is March with an average of 592.33 kWhac, followed by April at 589.45 kWhac and May at 583.38 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Minturn (Colorado) are December with an average of 411.13 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 461.78 kWhac and February at 463.92 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Minturn
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The town of Minturn, CO in Eagle County has an approximate population of 1,027. [6]
Minturn, CO Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity through a physical process known as the photovoltaic effect.