Based on historical Beresford, 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 Beresford.[1]
Beresford has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.03 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Beresford that are always titled at the latitude of Beresford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.76 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.03 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.43 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 Beresford
Solar Radiation Data in Beresford, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Beresford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Beresford, SD
Beresford, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Beresford is July with an average of 6.28 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.02 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Beresford (South Dakota) are December with an average of 3.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.28 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Beresford vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Beresford
The average monthly solar radiation level in Beresford, SD, of 5.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Beresford vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Beresford 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 Beresford
The Power of Solar in Beresford, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Beresford (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Beresford. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Beresford, SD
Beresford (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5776.91 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Beresford is May with an average of 582.19 kWhac, followed by July at 580.15 kWhac and August at 554.27 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Beresford (South Dakota) are December with an average of 329.93 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 346.95 kWhac and February at 392.16 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Beresford
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The city of Beresford, SD in Union County has an approximate population of 2,005. [6]
Beresford, SD 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.