See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in South Fork.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical South Fork, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in South Fork. [1]
South Fork has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 29% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in South Fork that are always titled at the latitude of South Fork (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.03 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.07 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 South Fork.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
South Fork, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in South Fork is March with an average of 7.19 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.87 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in South Fork (Colorado) are August with an average of 5.42 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 5.53 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in South Fork, CO, of 6.2 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 58% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average South Fork 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 South Fork, CO at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for South Fork (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in South Fork. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
South Fork (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7111.9 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in South Fork is March with an average of 705.27 kWhac, followed by April at 655.86 kWhac and May at 640.14 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in South Fork (Colorado) are August with an average of 510.34 kWhac, followed by July with an average of 523.74 kWhac and February at 556.17 kWhac. [2]
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The town of South Fork, CO in Rio Grande County has an approximate population of 386. [6]
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