See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Orchard City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Orchard City, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Orchard City. [1]
Orchard City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Orchard City that are always titled at the latitude of Orchard City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.9 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.98 kWh/m2/day and approximately 9% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Orchard City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Orchard City, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Orchard City is June with an average of 6.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 6.71 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Orchard City (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.28 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.76 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Orchard City, CO, of 5.92 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).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Orchard City 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of Orchard City, CO at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Orchard City (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Orchard City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Orchard City (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6679.31 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Orchard City is May with an average of 639.62 kWhac, followed by June at 614.02 kWhac and April at 611.23 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Orchard City (Colorado) are February with an average of 433.85 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 434.43 kWhac and January at 480.87 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Orchard City, CO in Delta County has an approximate population of 3,119. [6]
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