See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Rocky Ford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Rocky Ford, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Rocky Ford. [1]
Rocky Ford has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.18 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 Rocky Ford that are always titled at the latitude of Rocky Ford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.14 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.18 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.62 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 Rocky Ford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Rocky Ford, 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 Rocky Ford is August with an average of 6.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.91 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Rocky Ford (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.19 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Rocky Ford, 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]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Rocky Ford 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 city of Rocky Ford, CO at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Rocky Ford (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Rocky Ford. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Rocky Ford (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6917.31 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Rocky Ford is August with an average of 625.29 kWhac, followed by May at 621.68 kWhac and July at 621.49 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Rocky Ford (Colorado) are December with an average of 488.49 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 511.03 kWhac and November at 513.52 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Rocky Ford, CO in Otero County has an approximate population of 3,957. [6]
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