Based on historical Rye, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Rye.[1]
Rye has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 25% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Rye that are always titled at the latitude of Rye (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.96 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.94 kWh/m2/day and approximately 9% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.58 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 Rye
Solar Radiation Data in Rye, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Rye.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Rye, CO
Rye, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Rye is September with an average of 6.64 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.52 kWh/m2/day and April at 6.44 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Rye (Colorado) are December with an average of 5.13 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.55 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.64 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Rye vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Rye
The average monthly solar radiation level in Rye, CO, of 6.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 55% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 8% 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: Rye vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Rye 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 Rye
The Power of Solar in Rye, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Rye (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Rye. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Rye, CO
Rye (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6866.51 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Rye is March with an average of 625.07 kWhac, followed by September at 601.69 kWhac and April at 595.7 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Rye (Colorado) are December with an average of 523.15 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 532.9 kWhac and February at 537.11 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Rye
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The town of Rye, CO in Pueblo County has an approximate population of 153. [6]
Rye, 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.