The average monthly solar radiation level in Connecticut's capital city, Hartford, of 4.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 19% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 33% less than the average level of 6.6 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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→ Connecticut values listed here are based on the capital, Hartford.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Connecticut solar radiation levels compare to average levels in an area with historcially high levels (NV) and one 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).
→ Connecticut values listed here are based on the capital, Hartford.
A look at solar installs in Connecticut. The chart below visualizes install totals for the top five counties in CT vs. the cumulative install total of rest of CT counties combined.
There are currently at least 0 solar panel installations throughout the state of Connecticut right now. [1]
Note: Install totals presented here are those voluntarily contributed from a variety of sources including solar incentive programs, utilities, installers, and the general public. [1] Data for some states is thinner than others.
Residential electricity prices in Connecticut averaged 21.29 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in January 2021, which was approximately 68% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.69¢/kWh in January. [2]
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Residential natural gas prices in Connecticut averaged $13.23 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in January 2021, which was about 36% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.74 per Mcf in January. [3]
Connecticut ranks 29th among all states in the U.S. with a population of approximately 3,574,097. [4]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in Connecticut, or for additional solar-related resources in CT, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
