Based on historical Canandaigua, 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 Canandaigua.[1]
Canandaigua has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.73 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Canandaigua that are always titled at the latitude of Canandaigua (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.3 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.73 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.7 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 Canandaigua
Solar Radiation Data in Canandaigua, NY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Canandaigua.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua, NY has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Canandaigua is July with an average of 5.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.74 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.68 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Canandaigua (New York) are December with an average of 2.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.59 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Canandaigua vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Canandaigua
The average monthly solar radiation level in Canandaigua, NY, of 4.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 13% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 33% 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: Canandaigua vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Canandaigua 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 Canandaigua
The Power of Solar in Canandaigua, NY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Canandaigua (ny). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Canandaigua. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua (NY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4948.94 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Canandaigua is July with an average of 530.08 kWhac, followed by May at 526.35 kWhac and August at 510.25 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Canandaigua (New York) are December with an average of 218.37 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 272.36 kWhac and November at 276.42 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Canandaigua
Canandaigua Electricity Costs
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Canandaigua Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Canandaigua, NY in Ontario County has an approximate population of 10,545. [6]
Canandaigua, NY Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
