See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Central City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Central City, SD data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Central City. [1]
Central City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Central City that are always titled at the latitude of Central City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.37 kWh/m2/day, or about 25% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.31 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.65 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 Central City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Central City, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Central City is July with an average of 6.69 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.47 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.2 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Central City (South Dakota) are December with an average of 3.83 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.18 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Central City, SD, of 5.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 40% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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 Central City 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 Central City, SD at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Central City (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Central City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Central City (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6191.82 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Central City is July with an average of 601.75 kWhac, followed by March at 590.75 kWhac and August at 585.96 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Central City (South Dakota) are December with an average of 392.75 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 422.71 kWhac and November at 437.15 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Central City, SD in Lawrence County has an approximate population of 134. [6]
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