Based on historical Sawpit, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Sawpit.[1]
Sawpit has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sawpit that are always titled at the latitude of Sawpit (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.55 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.76 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.24 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 Sawpit
Solar Radiation Data in Sawpit, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sawpit.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sawpit, CO
Sawpit, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.75 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sawpit is June with an average of 6.54 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.5 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sawpit (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.64 kWh/m2/day, followed by February with an average of 5.03 kWh/m2/day and January at 5.03 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sawpit vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sawpit
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sawpit, CO, of 5.75 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: Sawpit vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sawpit 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 Sawpit
The Power of Solar in Sawpit, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sawpit (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sawpit. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sawpit, CO
Sawpit (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6477.97 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sawpit is March with an average of 628.9 kWhac, followed by May at 611.78 kWhac and April at 607.7 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sawpit (Colorado) are February with an average of 447.36 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 468.44 kWhac and November at 493.12 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sawpit
Sawpit Electricity Costs
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Sawpit Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Sawpit, CO in San Miguel County has an approximate population of 40. [6]
Sawpit, CO Solar Energy
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