Based on historical Hartford, 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 Hartford.[1]
Hartford 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 Hartford that are always titled at the latitude of Hartford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.53 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]
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 Hartford
Solar Radiation Data in Hartford, CT
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hartford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hartford, CT
Hartford, CT has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hartford is July with an average of 5.65 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.53 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.51 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hartford (Connecticut) are December with an average of 3.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.61 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hartford vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hartford
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hartford, CT, of 4.82 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% 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: Hartford vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hartford 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 Hartford
The Power of Solar in Hartford, CT
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hartford (ct). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hartford. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hartford, CT
Hartford (CT) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5332.88 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hartford is July with an average of 510.74 kWhac, followed by May at 504.79 kWhac and April at 502.8 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hartford (Connecticut) are December with an average of 310.07 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 353.22 kWhac and January at 360.01 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hartford
Hartford Electricity Costs
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Hartford Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Hartford, CT in Hartford County has an approximate population of 124,775. [6]
Hartford, CT Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.