Based on historical Cheraw, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Cheraw.[1]
Cheraw has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.16 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 21% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Cheraw that are always titled at the latitude of Cheraw (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.1 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.16 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.54 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 Cheraw
Solar Radiation Data in Cheraw, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Cheraw.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Cheraw, CO
Cheraw, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Cheraw is August with an average of 7.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.99 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Cheraw (Colorado) are December with an average of 4.8 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.17 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.69 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Cheraw vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Cheraw
The average monthly solar radiation level in Cheraw, CO, of 6.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 61% 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: Cheraw vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Cheraw 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 Cheraw
The Power of Solar in Cheraw, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Cheraw (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Cheraw. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Cheraw, CO
Cheraw (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6998.49 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Cheraw is August with an average of 636.13 kWhac, followed by May at 632.27 kWhac and April at 628.42 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Cheraw (Colorado) are December with an average of 479.81 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 510.73 kWhac and January at 513.47 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Cheraw
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The town of Cheraw, CO in Otero County has an approximate population of 252. [6]
Cheraw, CO Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.