Based on historical Pitkin, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Pitkin.[1]
Pitkin has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 23% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.95 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Pitkin that are always titled at the latitude of Pitkin (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.37 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.6 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.95 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 (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 Pitkin
Solar Radiation Data in Pitkin, CO
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pitkin.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pitkin, CO
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Solar Power Comparison: Pitkin vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pitkin
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Solar Power: vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pitkin 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 town of Pitkin, CO at this current time.
However, Pitkin is in Gunnison County and Gunnison County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Solar Power Output in Pitkin
The Power of Solar in Pitkin, CO
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pitkin (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pitkin. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pitkin, CO
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Cost of Utilities in Pitkin
Pitkin Electricity Costs
Electricity prices (residential) in Pitkin 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]
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Pitkin Natural Gas Costs
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]
Moderate breeze: 16 mps W
Precip.: Chance of Snow
Humidity: 39%
Cloud cover: 18%
More about Pitkin
About Pitkin
The town of Pitkin, CO in Gunnison County has an approximate population of 66. [6]
Pitkin, CO Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Pitkin, CO, or for more solar-related resources for Pitkin, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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.