Based on historical Wiggins, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Wiggins.[1]
Wiggins has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 19% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wiggins that are always titled at the latitude of Wiggins (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.79 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.84 kWh/m2/day and approximately 4% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.01 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 Wiggins
Solar Radiation Data in Wiggins, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wiggins.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wiggins, CO
Wiggins, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Wiggins is July with an average of 6.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.88 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wiggins (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.2 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.4 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wiggins vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wiggins
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wiggins, CO, of 5.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 50% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 11% 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: Wiggins vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wiggins 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 Wiggins
The Power of Solar in Wiggins, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wiggins (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wiggins. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wiggins, CO
Wiggins (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6604.13 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wiggins is May with an average of 626.86 kWhac, followed by August at 619.83 kWhac and July at 619.5 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wiggins (Colorado) are December with an average of 426.3 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 441.14 kWhac and February at 463.44 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Wiggins
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The town of Wiggins, CO in Morgan County has an approximate population of 893. [6]
Wiggins, CO Solar Energy
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Did you know?
The solar energy that strikes the Earth in one hour could provide all of the Earth's energy needs for a complete year.