See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Walsenburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Walsenburg, CO data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Walsenburg. [1]
Walsenburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.14 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 25% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Walsenburg that are always titled at the latitude of Walsenburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.15 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.14 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.86 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 Walsenburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Walsenburg, CO has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Walsenburg is September with an average of 6.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 6.76 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Walsenburg (Colorado) are December with an average of 5.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.6 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Walsenburg, CO, of 6.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 67% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 6% less than the average level of 6.6 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Walsenburg 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 Walsenburg, CO at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Walsenburg (co). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Walsenburg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Walsenburg (CO) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6974.41 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Walsenburg is May with an average of 632.47 kWhac, followed by March at 626.33 kWhac and April at 619.3 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Walsenburg (Colorado) are February with an average of 503.97 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 510.71 kWhac and November at 552.48 kWhac. [2]
Electricity prices (residential) in Walsenburg averaged 13.79 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in October 2021, which was about 2% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 14.11¢/kWh in October. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Walsenburg, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Colorado averaged $12.25 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in October 2021, which was approximately 30% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $17.48 per Mcf in October. [4]
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The city of Walsenburg, CO in Huerfano County has an approximate population of 3,068. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Walsenburg, CO, or for more solar-related resources for Walsenburg, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
