See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in San Luis.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical San Luis, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in San Luis. [1]
San Luis has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.29 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 29% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in San Luis that are always titled at the latitude of San Luis (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.32 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.29 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.43 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 San Luis.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
San Luis, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in San Luis is September with an average of 6.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 6.86 kWh/m2/day and April at 6.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in San Luis (Colorado) are December with an average of 5.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.69 kWh/m2/day and November at 6.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in San Luis, CO, of 6.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 63% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 3% 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 San Luis 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 San Luis, CO at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for San Luis (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in San Luis. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
San Luis (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7239.79 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in San Luis is March with an average of 669.51 kWhac, followed by April at 643.86 kWhac and October at 640.02 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in San Luis (Colorado) are February with an average of 553.19 kWhac, followed by July with an average of 563.96 kWhac and December at 570.54 kWhac. [2]
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The town of San Luis, CO in Costilla County has an approximate population of 629. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power San Luis, CO, or for more solar-related resources for San Luis, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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