The month of August has the highest historical solar radition values in Pretty Prairie with an average of 6.4 kWh/m2/day. [More]
Solar Panels in Pretty Prairie
Solar panels in Pretty Prairie that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]
Sunrise & Sunset in Pretty Prairie
The total length of the day in Pretty Prairie, KS today (November 14, 2024) will be 10 hours and 12 minutes. [More]
Solar Power in Pretty Prairie, KS
Solar Energy Data in Pretty Prairie, KS
See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Pretty Prairie.
Based on historical Pretty Prairie, KS data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Pretty Prairie.[1]
Pretty Prairie has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 13% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.32 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Pretty Prairie that are always titled at the latitude of Pretty Prairie (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.45 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.65 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.32 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 Pretty Prairie
Solar Radiation Data in Pretty Prairie, KS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pretty Prairie.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pretty Prairie, KS
Pretty Prairie, KS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Pretty Prairie is August with an average of 6.4 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.3 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pretty Prairie (Kansas) are December with an average of 4.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.79 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Pretty Prairie vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pretty Prairie
The average monthly solar radiation level in Pretty Prairie, KS, of 5.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 42% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 15% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: Pretty Prairie vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pretty Prairie 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.
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Solar Power Output in Pretty Prairie
The Power of Solar in Pretty Prairie, KS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pretty Prairie (ks). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pretty Prairie. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pretty Prairie, KS
Pretty Prairie (KS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6324.41 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pretty Prairie is August with an average of 586.05 kWhac, followed by May at 570.48 kWhac and June at 563.17 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pretty Prairie (Kansas) are December with an average of 425.97 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 467.62 kWhac and November at 485.41 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Pretty Prairie
Pretty Prairie Electricity Costs
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The city of Pretty Prairie, KS in Reno County has an approximate population of 680. [6]
Pretty Prairie, KS Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.
