Based on historical Murdo, SD data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Murdo.[1]
Murdo has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 16% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Murdo that are always titled at the latitude of Murdo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.94 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.22 kWh/m2/day and approximately 2% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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 Murdo
Solar Radiation Data in Murdo, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Murdo.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Murdo, SD
Murdo, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Murdo is July with an average of 6.41 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.32 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.23 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Murdo (South Dakota) are December with an average of 3.16 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.66 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Murdo vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Murdo
The average monthly solar radiation level in Murdo, SD, of 5.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 37% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% less than the average level of 6.6 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Murdo 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Murdo, SD at this current time.
However, Murdo is in Jones County and Jones County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Solar Power Output in Murdo
The Power of Solar in Murdo, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Murdo (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Murdo. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Murdo, SD
Murdo (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6013.83 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Murdo is July with an average of 605.03 kWhac, followed by June at 586.08 kWhac and August at 582.09 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Murdo (South Dakota) are December with an average of 335.68 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 366.29 kWhac and January at 411.67 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Murdo
Murdo Electricity Costs
Electricity prices (residential) in Murdo averaged 11.28 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in November 2018, which was about 13% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.95¢/kWh in November. [3]
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Murdo Natural Gas Costs
Natural gas prices (residential) in South Dakota averaged $7.92 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in November 2018, which was approximately 16% less than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.43 per Mcf in November. [4]
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Murdo, 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.