Based on historical Eden, 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 Eden.[1]
Eden has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Eden that are always titled at the latitude of Eden (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.46 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.81 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.13 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 Eden
Solar Radiation Data in Eden, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Eden.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Eden, SD
Eden, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.85 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Eden is July with an average of 6.61 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.39 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Eden (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.69 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.75 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Eden vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Eden
The average monthly solar radiation level in Eden, SD, of 4.85 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Eden vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Eden 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 Eden
The Power of Solar in Eden, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Eden (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Eden. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Eden, SD
Eden (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5581.92 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Eden is July with an average of 612.42 kWhac, followed by August at 595.99 kWhac and May at 560.52 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Eden (South Dakota) are December with an average of 282.59 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 293 kWhac and November at 351.5 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Eden
Eden Electricity Costs
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More about Eden
About Eden
The town of Eden, SD in Marshall County has an approximate population of 89. [6]
Eden, SD Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Eden, SD, or for more solar-related resources for Eden, 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.