Based on historical Wakonda, 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 Wakonda.[1]
Wakonda has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wakonda that are always titled at the latitude of Wakonda (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.79 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.05 kWh/m2/day and approximately 7% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.46 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 Wakonda
Solar Radiation Data in Wakonda, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wakonda.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wakonda, SD
Wakonda, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.1 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Wakonda is July with an average of 6.54 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 6.13 kWh/m2/day and August at 6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wakonda (South Dakota) are December with an average of 3.33 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.41 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wakonda vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wakonda
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wakonda, SD, of 5.1 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 30% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 23% 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: Wakonda vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wakonda 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 Wakonda
The Power of Solar in Wakonda, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wakonda (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wakonda. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wakonda, SD
Wakonda (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5856.75 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wakonda is July with an average of 600.02 kWhac, followed by May at 578.31 kWhac and August at 554.52 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wakonda (South Dakota) are December with an average of 353.36 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 359.8 kWhac and November at 384.46 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Wakonda
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The town of Wakonda, SD in Clay County has an approximate population of 321. [6]
Wakonda, 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.