Based on historical Paonia, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Paonia.[1]
Paonia has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.34 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Paonia that are always titled at the latitude of Paonia (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.73 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.89 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.34 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 Paonia
Solar Radiation Data in Paonia, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Paonia.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Paonia, CO
Paonia, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Paonia is June with an average of 6.71 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.62 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Paonia (Colorado) are December with an average of 3.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.42 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Paonia vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Paonia
The average monthly solar radiation level in Paonia, CO, of 5.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 46% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 13% 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: Paonia vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Paonia 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 Paonia
The Power of Solar in Paonia, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Paonia (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Paonia. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Paonia, CO
Paonia (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6330.25 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Paonia is August with an average of 589.37 kWhac, followed by July at 586.17 kWhac and May at 585.92 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Paonia (Colorado) are December with an average of 397.1 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 438.01 kWhac and February at 450.9 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Paonia
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The town of Paonia, CO in Delta County has an approximate population of 1,451. [6]
Paonia, CO Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.