Based on historical Wagner, 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 Wagner.[1]
Wagner has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.14 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 13% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wagner that are always titled at the latitude of Wagner (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.96 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.14 kWh/m2/day and approximately 4% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.75 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 Wagner
Solar Radiation Data in Wagner, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wagner.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wagner, SD
Wagner, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Wagner is July with an average of 6.48 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.21 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.15 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wagner (South Dakota) are December with an average of 3.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.53 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.14 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wagner vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wagner
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wagner, SD, of 5.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 31% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% 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: Wagner vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wagner 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 Wagner
The Power of Solar in Wagner, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wagner (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wagner. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wagner, SD
Wagner (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5866.47 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wagner is July with an average of 600.03 kWhac, followed by August at 571.04 kWhac and June at 558.35 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wagner (South Dakota) are December with an average of 320.91 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 371.69 kWhac and November at 398.08 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Wagner
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More about Wagner
About Wagner
The city of Wagner, SD in Charles Mix County has an approximate population of 1,566. [6]
Wagner, SD Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Wagner, SD, or for more solar-related resources for Wagner, 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.