Based on historical Swink, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Swink.[1]
Swink has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.17 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 22% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Swink that are always titled at the latitude of Swink (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.13 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.17 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.59 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 Swink
Solar Radiation Data in Swink, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Swink.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Swink, CO
Swink, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Swink is August with an average of 7.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.87 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Swink (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.99 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.2 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Swink vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Swink
The average monthly solar radiation level in Swink, CO, of 6.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 60% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 5% 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: Swink vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Swink 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 Swink
The Power of Solar in Swink, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Swink (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Swink. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Swink, CO
Swink (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6975.37 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Swink is August with an average of 638.28 kWhac, followed by March at 630.89 kWhac and May at 630.33 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Swink (Colorado) are December with an average of 494.78 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 511.61 kWhac and January at 516.76 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Swink
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The town of Swink, CO in Otero County has an approximate population of 617. [6]
Swink, CO Solar Energy
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