See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Ashton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Ashton, SD data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Ashton. [1]
Ashton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 12% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ashton that are always titled at the latitude of Ashton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.73 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.98 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.5 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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ashton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Ashton, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ashton is July with an average of 6.75 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.32 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ashton (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.68 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.12 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ashton, SD, of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ashton 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 Ashton, SD at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ashton (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ashton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Ashton (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5745.94 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ashton is July with an average of 622.78 kWhac, followed by August at 582.96 kWhac and May at 564.91 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ashton (South Dakota) are December with an average of 279.95 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 328.78 kWhac and November at 371.78 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Ashton, SD in Spink County has an approximate population of 122. [6]
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