Based on historical Butler, 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 Butler.[1]
Butler has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.34 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Butler that are always titled at the latitude of Butler (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.61 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.34 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 Butler
Solar Radiation Data in Butler, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Butler.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Butler, SD
Butler, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.91 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Butler is July with an average of 6.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.08 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Butler (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.1 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.58 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Butler vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Butler
The average monthly solar radiation level in Butler, SD, of 4.91 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: Butler vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Butler 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 Butler
The Power of Solar in Butler, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Butler (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Butler. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Butler, SD
Butler (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5662.92 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Butler is July with an average of 613.06 kWhac, followed by August at 561.61 kWhac and June at 555.89 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Butler (South Dakota) are December with an average of 305.61 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 330.28 kWhac and November at 358.22 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Butler
Butler Electricity Costs
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The town of Butler, SD in Day County has an approximate population of 17. [6]
Butler, 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.