Based on historical Ordway, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ordway.[1]
Ordway has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.17 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 22% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ordway that are always titled at the latitude of Ordway (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.15 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.17 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.62 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 Ordway
Solar Radiation Data in Ordway, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ordway.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ordway, CO
Ordway, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ordway is July with an average of 6.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.92 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ordway (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.83 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.09 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ordway vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ordway
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ordway, CO, of 6.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 59% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 6% 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: Ordway vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ordway 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 Ordway
The Power of Solar in Ordway, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ordway (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ordway. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ordway, CO
Ordway (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6952.3 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ordway is May with an average of 637.03 kWhac, followed by March at 627.71 kWhac and July at 626.35 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ordway (Colorado) are December with an average of 481.78 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 505.92 kWhac and January at 506.94 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Ordway
Ordway Electricity Costs
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Ordway Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Ordway, CO in Crowley County has an approximate population of 1,080. [6]
Ordway, CO Solar Energy
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