Based on historical New Haven, CT data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in New Haven.[1]
New Haven has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in New Haven that are always titled at the latitude of New Haven (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.64 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.92 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Energy Glossary
Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI)
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 New Haven
Solar Radiation Data in New Haven, CT
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in New Haven.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in New Haven is July with an average of 5.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.7 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in New Haven (Connecticut) are December with an average of 3.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.74 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: New Haven vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in New Haven
The average monthly solar radiation level in New Haven, CT, of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: New Haven vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average New Haven 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).
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Solar Power Output in New Haven
The Power of Solar in New Haven, CT
Monthly AC solar system output averages for New Haven (ct). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in New Haven. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for New Haven, CT
New Haven (CT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5315.39 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in New Haven is July with an average of 526.65 kWhac, followed by August at 512.03 kWhac and May at 510.36 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in New Haven (Connecticut) are December with an average of 302.11 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 351.52 kWhac and January at 384.46 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in New Haven
New Haven Electricity Costs
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The city of New Haven, CT in New Haven County has an approximate population of 129,779. [6]
New Haven, CT Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.