Based on historical Sioux Falls, 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 Sioux Falls.[1]
Sioux Falls has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.42 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sioux Falls that are always titled at the latitude of Sioux Falls (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.77 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.01 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.42 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 Sioux Falls
Solar Radiation Data in Sioux Falls, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sioux Falls.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sioux Falls is July with an average of 6.35 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.02 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sioux Falls (South Dakota) are December with an average of 3.14 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.44 kWh/m2/day and November at 4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sioux Falls vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sioux Falls
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sioux Falls, SD, of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% 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: Sioux Falls vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls
The Power of Solar in Sioux Falls, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sioux Falls (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sioux Falls. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5813.03 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sioux Falls is July with an average of 586.94 kWhac, followed by May at 570.34 kWhac and August at 559.03 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sioux Falls (South Dakota) are December with an average of 332.07 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 363.63 kWhac and February at 391.49 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sioux Falls
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The city of Sioux Falls, SD in Minnehaha County has an approximate population of 153,888. [6]
Sioux Falls, 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.
