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Solar Energy in Cayuga Heights, NY

Solar Energy in Cayuga Heights

The month of July has the highest historical solar radition values in Cayuga Heights with an average of 5.77 kWh/m2/day. [More]

Solar Panels in Cayuga Heights

Solar panels in Cayuga Heights that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]

Sunrise & Sunset in Cayuga Heights

The total length of the day in Cayuga Heights, NY today (March 29, 2024) will be 12 hours and 36 minutes. [More]

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Cayuga Heights, NY Solar Energy

Solar Power in Cayuga Heights, NY

Solar Energy Data in Cayuga Heights, NY

See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Cayuga Heights.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.


Solar Energy Analysis for Cayuga Heights, NY

Solar Radiation Data in Cayuga Heights

Based on historical Cayuga Heights, NY data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Cayuga Heights. [1]

Cayuga Heights has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.69 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]

Solar installations in Cayuga Heights that are always titled at the latitude of Cayuga Heights (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.25 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.69 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.61 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 Cayuga Heights

Solar Radiation Data in Cayuga Heights, NY

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Cayuga Heights.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)

Solar Radiation Analysis for Cayuga Heights, NY

Solar Radiation Data in Cayuga Heights

Cayuga Heights, NY has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Cayuga Heights is July with an average of 5.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.55 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.45 kWh/m2/day. [1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Cayuga Heights (New York) are December with an average of 2.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.79 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.96 kWh/m2/day. [1]

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Solar Power Comparison: Cayuga Heights vs. the U.S.

Solar Power Levels in Cayuga Heights

The average monthly solar radiation level in Cayuga Heights, NY, of 4.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 11% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 34% 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: Cayuga Heights vs. the U.S.

Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Cayuga Heights 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).

Solar Data & Statistics for Cayuga Heights

Sunrise / Sunset in Cayuga Heights

  • Sunrise/Sunset for March 29, 2024 [2]
    • Sunrise: 6:52 am
    • Sunset: 7:28 pm
    • Length of Day: 12:36
Solar Energy Statistics for Cayuga Heights

Best Months for Solar in Cayuga Heights

  • Top Solar Power Months Historically [1]
    • Solar Radiation July (5.77 kWh/m2/day)
    • ATaL: July (5.4 kWh/m2/day)
    • DNI: May (4.65 kWh/m2/day)
    • GHI: July (5.82 kWh/m2/day)

* See glossary & definitions above.

Solar Panel Installs in Cayuga Heights

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Solar Power Output in Cayuga Heights

The Power of Solar in Cayuga Heights, NY

Monthly AC solar system output averages for Cayuga Heights (ny). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Cayuga Heights. [2]

* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))

Solar Output Analysis for Cayuga Heights, NY

Solar Radiation Data in Cayuga Heights

Cayuga Heights (NY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4866.92 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Cayuga Heights is July with an average of 524.69 kWhac, followed by May at 502.72 kWhac and August at 499.86 kWhac. [2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Cayuga Heights (New York) are December with an average of 233.44 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 283.75 kWhac and January at 285 kWhac. [2]

Cost of Utilities in Cayuga Heights

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Cayuga Heights Natural Gas Costs

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Weather Forecast for Cayuga Heights, NY [5]

Fri Mar 29
41°F
Scattered Clouds
Min: 31°F
Max: 44°F
Fresh Breeze: 18 mps NW
Precip.: n/a
Humidity: 55%
Cloud cover: 50%
Sat Mar 30
47°F
Broken Clouds
Min: 30°F
Max: 50°F
Moderate breeze: 14 mps NW
Precip.: n/a
Humidity: 46%
Cloud cover: 79%
Sun Mar 31
45°F
Light Rain
Min: 36°F
Max: 50°F
Gentle Breeze: 12 mps NW
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 60%
Cloud cover: 98%
Mon Apr 1
44°F
Light Rain
Min: 38°F
Max: 45°F
Light breeze: 5 mps SE
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 93%
Cloud cover: 100%
Tue Apr 2
44°F
Heavy Intensity Rain
Min: 43°F
Max: 46°F
Moderate breeze: 17 mps SE
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 94%
Cloud cover: 100%
Wed Apr 3
45°F
Moderate Rain
Min: 39°F
Max: 46°F
Moderate breeze: 14 mps SE
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 84%
Cloud cover: 100%

More about Cayuga Heights

About Cayuga Heights

The village of Cayuga Heights, NY in Tompkins County has an approximate population of 3,729. [6]

Cayuga Heights Solar Power

Cayuga Heights, NY Solar Energy

To learn more about solar energy and solar power Cayuga Heights, NY, or for more solar-related resources for Cayuga Heights, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Did you know?

Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.

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