Based on historical Cavour, 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 Cavour.[1]
Cavour has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.02 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Cavour that are always titled at the latitude of Cavour (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.77 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.02 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.53 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 Cavour
Solar Radiation Data in Cavour, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Cavour.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Cavour, SD
Cavour, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Cavour is July with an average of 6.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.23 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.18 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Cavour (South Dakota) are December with an average of 3.03 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.18 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Cavour vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Cavour
The average monthly solar radiation level in Cavour, SD, of 5.05 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: Cavour vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Cavour 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 Cavour
The Power of Solar in Cavour, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Cavour (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Cavour. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Cavour, SD
Cavour (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5795.33 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Cavour is July with an average of 608.16 kWhac, followed by May at 577.27 kWhac and August at 571.05 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Cavour (South Dakota) are December with an average of 318.96 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 337.54 kWhac and November at 373.53 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Cavour
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More about Cavour
About Cavour
The town of Cavour, SD in Beadle County has an approximate population of 114. [6]
Cavour, SD Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Cavour, SD, or for more solar-related resources for Cavour, 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.