Based on historical Bradley, 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 Bradley.[1]
Bradley has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bradley that are always titled at the latitude of Bradley (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.63 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.92 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.35 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 Bradley
Solar Radiation Data in Bradley, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bradley.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bradley, SD
Bradley, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bradley is July with an average of 6.47 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.12 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.01 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bradley (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.13 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bradley vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bradley
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bradley, SD, of 4.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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: Bradley vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bradley 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 Bradley
The Power of Solar in Bradley, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bradley (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bradley. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bradley, SD
Bradley (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5666.2 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bradley is July with an average of 599.92 kWhac, followed by May at 564.56 kWhac and June at 559.97 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bradley (South Dakota) are December with an average of 302.16 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 333.42 kWhac and February at 357.69 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bradley
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More about Bradley
About Bradley
The town of Bradley, SD in Clark County has an approximate population of 72. [6]
Bradley, SD Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Bradley, SD, or for more solar-related resources for Bradley, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.