See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Norwich.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Norwich, 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 Norwich. [1]
Norwich has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Norwich that are always titled at the latitude of Norwich (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.6 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.89 kWh/m2/day and approximately 20% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.84 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 Norwich.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Norwich, CT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Norwich is July with an average of 5.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.61 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.57 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Norwich (Connecticut) are December with an average of 3.36 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.72 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Norwich, CT, of 4.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 31% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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 Norwich 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 Norwich, CT at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Norwich (ct). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Norwich. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Norwich (CT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5440.82 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Norwich is July with an average of 529.57 kWhac, followed by May at 506.47 kWhac and April at 504.45 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Norwich (Connecticut) are December with an average of 338.54 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 348.27 kWhac and January at 391.34 kWhac. [2]
Electricity prices (residential) in Norwich averaged 22.85 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in October 2021, which was about 62% more 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 Norwich, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Connecticut averaged $22.98 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in October 2021, which was approximately 31% more 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 Norwich, CT in New London County has an approximate population of 40,493. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Norwich, CT, or for more solar-related resources for Norwich, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
