See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Idaho Springs.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Idaho Springs, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Idaho Springs. [1]
Idaho Springs has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Idaho Springs that are always titled at the latitude of Idaho Springs (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.43 kWh/m2/day, or about 22% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.46 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.89 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 Idaho Springs.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Idaho Springs 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 city of Idaho Springs, CO at this current time.
However, Idaho Springs is in Clear Creek County and Clear Creek County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Idaho Springs (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Idaho Springs. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Electricity prices (residential) in Idaho Springs averaged 12.14 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in January 2021, which was about 4% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.69¢/kWh in January. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Idaho Springs, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Colorado averaged $6.74 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in January 2021, which was approximately 31% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.74 per Mcf in January. [4]
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The city of Idaho Springs, CO in Clear Creek County has an approximate population of 1,717. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Idaho Springs, CO, or for more solar-related resources for Idaho Springs, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.
