Based on historical Flandreau, 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 Flandreau.[1]
Flandreau has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Flandreau that are always titled at the latitude of Flandreau (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.67 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.95 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.35 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 Flandreau
Solar Radiation Data in Flandreau, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Flandreau.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Flandreau, SD
Flandreau, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Flandreau is July with an average of 6.49 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.27 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Flandreau (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.89 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.34 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Flandreau vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Flandreau
The average monthly solar radiation level in Flandreau, SD, of 4.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: Flandreau vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Flandreau 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 Flandreau
The Power of Solar in Flandreau, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Flandreau (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Flandreau. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Flandreau, SD
Flandreau (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5753.55 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Flandreau is July with an average of 600.29 kWhac, followed by August at 583.17 kWhac and May at 553.2 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Flandreau (South Dakota) are December with an average of 306.86 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 356.72 kWhac and November at 391.34 kWhac. [2]
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More about Flandreau
About Flandreau
The city of Flandreau, SD in Moody County has an approximate population of 2,341. [6]
Flandreau, SD Solar Energy
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It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.