Based on historical Mount Crested Butte, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Mount Crested Butte.[1]
Mount Crested Butte has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.47 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 20% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Mount Crested Butte that are always titled at the latitude of Mount Crested Butte (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.1 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.47 kWh/m2/day and approximately 9% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.62 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 Mount Crested Butte
Solar Radiation Data in Mount Crested Butte, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Mount Crested Butte.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Mount Crested Butte, CO
Mount Crested Butte, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Mount Crested Butte is June with an average of 6.66 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 6.54 kWh/m2/day and April at 6.48 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Mount Crested Butte (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.26 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Mount Crested Butte vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Mount Crested Butte
The average monthly solar radiation level in Mount Crested Butte, CO, of 5.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 43% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 15% 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: Mount Crested Butte vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Mount Crested Butte 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 Mount Crested Butte
The Power of Solar in Mount Crested Butte, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Mount Crested Butte (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Mount Crested Butte. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Mount Crested Butte, CO
Mount Crested Butte (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6283.86 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Mount Crested Butte is May with an average of 618.62 kWhac, followed by April at 607.71 kWhac and June at 586.13 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Mount Crested Butte (Colorado) are December with an average of 408.46 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 410.73 kWhac and January at 429.2 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Mount Crested Butte
Mount Crested Butte Electricity Costs
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Mount Crested Butte Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Mount Crested Butte, CO in Gunnison County has an approximate population of 801. [6]
Mount Crested Butte, CO Solar Energy
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About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.
