Based on historical Tulare, 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 Tulare.[1]
Tulare has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 12% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Tulare that are always titled at the latitude of Tulare (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.78 kWh/m2/day, or about 19% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.01 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.56 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 Tulare
Solar Radiation Data in Tulare, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Tulare.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Tulare, SD
Tulare, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Tulare is July with an average of 6.66 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.3 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Tulare (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.74 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.11 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Tulare vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Tulare
The average monthly solar radiation level in Tulare, SD, of 4.99 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 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: Tulare vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Tulare 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 Tulare
The Power of Solar in Tulare, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Tulare (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Tulare. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Tulare, SD
Tulare (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5729.12 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Tulare is July with an average of 613.93 kWhac, followed by August at 581.61 kWhac and May at 571.04 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Tulare (South Dakota) are December with an average of 287.03 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 328.1 kWhac and February at 379.96 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Tulare
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More about Tulare
About Tulare
The town of Tulare, SD in Spink County has an approximate population of 207. [6]
Tulare, SD Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Tulare, SD, or for more solar-related resources for Tulare, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.