Based on historical 06016 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 06016.[1]
The region associated with 06016 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 06016 that are always titled at the latitude of Broad Brook (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.52 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.84 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.71 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 (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 06016
Solar Radiation Data in 06016
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 06016.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 06016
The region associated with 06016 has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.32 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 06016 is June with an average of 5.41 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.28 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.18 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 06016 are December with an average of 2.64 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 2.91 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 06016 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 06016
The average monthly solar radiation level in 06016, of 4.32 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 16% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 35% 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).
Solar Power: 06016 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 06016 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 06016 at this current time.
However, 06016 is in Hartford County and Hartford County (CT) has at least 4,105 solar insallations right now. [1]
Solar Power Output in 06016
The Power of Solar in 06016
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 06016. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 06016. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 06016
06016 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5072.56 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 06016 is June with an average of 499.52 kWhac, followed by July at 499.15 kWhac and August at 491.53 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 06016 are December with an average of 281.15 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 291.22 kWhac and January at 344.32 kWhac. [2]
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More about 06016
About 06016
The ZIP code 06016 is associated with the city of Broad Brook in Hartford County in Connecticut.
06016 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 06016, or for more solar-related resources for CT, check out 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.