Based on historical Olathe, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Olathe.[1]
Olathe has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Olathe that are always titled at the latitude of Olathe (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.82 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.94 kWh/m2/day and approximately 9% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.4 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 Olathe
Solar Radiation Data in Olathe, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Olathe.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Olathe, CO
Olathe, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Olathe is June with an average of 6.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 6.7 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Olathe (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.22 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.82 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Olathe vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Olathe
The average monthly solar radiation level in Olathe, CO, of 5.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 51% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 10% 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: Olathe vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Olathe 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 Olathe
The Power of Solar in Olathe, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Olathe (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Olathe. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Olathe, CO
Olathe (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6692.46 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Olathe is May with an average of 635.28 kWhac, followed by March at 626.87 kWhac and June at 619.69 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Olathe (Colorado) are December with an average of 425.78 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 480.33 kWhac and February at 491.85 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Olathe
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The town of Olathe, CO in Montrose County has an approximate population of 1,849. [6]
Olathe, 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.