See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Raton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
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 Raton.
* 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 Raton 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 Raton, NM at this current time.
However, Raton is in Colfax County and Colfax County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Raton (nm). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Raton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Electricity prices (residential) in Raton averaged 14.64 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in September 2021, which was about 3% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 14.19¢/kWh in September. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Raton, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Natural gas prices (residential) in New Mexico averaged $18.69 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in September 2021, which was approximately 8% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $20.22 per Mcf in September. [4]
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The city of Raton, NM in Colfax County has an approximate population of 6,885. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Raton, NM, or for more solar-related resources for Raton, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
