Based on historical Pollock, 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 Pollock.[1]
Pollock has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 14% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Pollock that are always titled at the latitude of Pollock (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.77 kWh/m2/day, or about 21% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.95 kWh/m2/day and approximately 4% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.6 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 Pollock
Solar Radiation Data in Pollock, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pollock.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pollock, SD
Pollock, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Pollock is July with an average of 6.74 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.46 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.22 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pollock (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.02 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Pollock vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pollock
The average monthly solar radiation level in Pollock, SD, of 4.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 26% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Pollock vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pollock 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 Pollock
The Power of Solar in Pollock, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pollock (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pollock. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pollock, SD
Pollock (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5707.84 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pollock is July with an average of 624.02 kWhac, followed by August at 597.98 kWhac and June at 570.59 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pollock (South Dakota) are December with an average of 304.58 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 320.43 kWhac and November at 361.68 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Pollock
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More about Pollock
About Pollock
The town of Pollock, SD in Campbell County has an approximate population of 241. [6]
Pollock, SD Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.