Based on historical Bayfield, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bayfield.[1]
Bayfield has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 27% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.14 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bayfield that are always titled at the latitude of Bayfield (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.14 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.22 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.14 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 Bayfield
Solar Radiation Data in Bayfield, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bayfield.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bayfield, CO
Bayfield, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bayfield is June with an average of 6.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 6.71 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bayfield (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.95 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bayfield vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bayfield
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bayfield, CO, of 6.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 56% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 7% 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: Bayfield vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bayfield 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 Bayfield
The Power of Solar in Bayfield, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bayfield (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bayfield. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bayfield, CO
Bayfield (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6877.84 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bayfield is May with an average of 629.59 kWhac, followed by March at 628.67 kWhac and June at 615.05 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bayfield (Colorado) are January with an average of 489 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 492.4 kWhac and February at 514.25 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bayfield
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The town of Bayfield, CO in La Plata County has an approximate population of 2,333. [6]
Bayfield, CO Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.