Based on historical Mound City, 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 Mound City.[1]
Mound City has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Mound City that are always titled at the latitude of Mound City (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.76 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.96 kWh/m2/day and approximately 4% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.59 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 Mound City
Solar Radiation Data in Mound City, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Mound City.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Mound City, SD
Mound City, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Mound City is July with an average of 6.74 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.42 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.33 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Mound City (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.14 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.74 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Mound City vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Mound City
The average monthly solar radiation level in Mound City, SD, of 5.01 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 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: Mound City vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Mound 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).
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Solar Power Output in Mound City
The Power of Solar in Mound City, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Mound City (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Mound City. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Mound City, SD
Mound City (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5760.45 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Mound City is July with an average of 618.55 kWhac, followed by August at 594.59 kWhac and June at 572.89 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Mound City (South Dakota) are December with an average of 301.36 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 334.99 kWhac and November at 376.42 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Mound City
Mound City Electricity Costs
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The town of Mound City, SD in Campbell County has an approximate population of 71. [6]
Mound City, 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.
