Based on historical Crooks, 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 Crooks.[1]
Crooks has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Crooks that are always titled at the latitude of Crooks (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.71 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.98 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.38 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 Crooks
Solar Radiation Data in Crooks, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Crooks.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Crooks, SD
Crooks, 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 Crooks is July with an average of 6.52 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.12 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Crooks (South Dakota) are December with an average of 3.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.47 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Crooks vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Crooks
The average monthly solar radiation level in Crooks, 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: Crooks vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Crooks 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 Crooks
The Power of Solar in Crooks, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Crooks (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Crooks. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Crooks, SD
Crooks (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5793.16 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Crooks is July with an average of 605.59 kWhac, followed by August at 567.89 kWhac and April at 565.01 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Crooks (South Dakota) are December with an average of 320.53 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 368.96 kWhac and November at 385 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Crooks
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More about Crooks
About Crooks
The city of Crooks, SD in Minnehaha County has an approximate population of 1,269. [6]
Crooks, SD Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Crooks, SD, or for more solar-related resources for Crooks, 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.