Based on historical Lowry, 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 Lowry.[1]
Lowry has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Lowry that are always titled at the latitude of Lowry (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.8 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4 kWh/m2/day and approximately 3% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.65 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 Lowry
Solar Radiation Data in Lowry, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Lowry.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Lowry, SD
Lowry, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.1 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Lowry is July with an average of 6.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.51 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.36 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Lowry (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.11 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Lowry vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Lowry
The average monthly solar radiation level in Lowry, SD, of 5.1 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Lowry vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Lowry 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 Lowry
The Power of Solar in Lowry, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Lowry (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Lowry. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Lowry, SD
Lowry (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5875.8 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Lowry is July with an average of 623.06 kWhac, followed by August at 602.15 kWhac and June at 576.6 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Lowry (South Dakota) are December with an average of 312.08 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 329.19 kWhac and February at 385.12 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Lowry
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More about Lowry
About Lowry
The town of Lowry, SD in Walworth County has an approximate population of 6. [6]
Lowry, SD Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.