Based on historical Sugar Hill, GA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Sugar Hill.[1]
Sugar Hill has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.33 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sugar Hill that are always titled at the latitude of Sugar Hill (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.02 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.44 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.33 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 Sugar Hill
Solar Radiation Data in Sugar Hill, GA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sugar Hill.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sugar Hill, GA
Sugar Hill, GA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sugar Hill is August with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by October at 5.84 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sugar Hill (Georgia) are December with an average of 4.18 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sugar Hill vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sugar Hill
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sugar Hill, GA, of 5.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 37% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% 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: Sugar Hill vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sugar Hill 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 Sugar Hill, GA at this current time.
Solar Power Output in Sugar Hill
The Power of Solar in Sugar Hill, GA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sugar Hill (ga). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sugar Hill. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sugar Hill, GA
Sugar Hill (GA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5827.78 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sugar Hill is October with an average of 533.53 kWhac, followed by August at 518.48 kWhac and May at 518.04 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sugar Hill (Georgia) are December with an average of 405.17 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 429.74 kWhac and February at 441.4 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill Electricity Costs
Sorry, Sugar Hill residential electricity prices are currently unavailable.
Please check back later.
Solar Power Poll: Sugar Hill
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Sugar Hill, is solar power a good choice for residents of this city?
Sugar Hill Natural Gas Costs
Sorry, Georgia residential natural gas prices are currently unavailable.
The city of Sugar Hill, GA in Gwinnett County has an approximate population of 18,522. [6]
Sugar Hill, GA Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Sugar Hill, GA, or for more solar-related resources for Sugar Hill, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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.
