Based on historical Wessington, 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 Wessington.[1]
Wessington has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 13% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wessington that are always titled at the latitude of Wessington (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.86 kWh/m2/day, or about 20% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.05 kWh/m2/day and approximately 4% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.66 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 Wessington
Solar Radiation Data in Wessington, SD
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wessington.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wessington, SD
Wessington, 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 Wessington is July with an average of 6.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.27 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.23 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wessington (South Dakota) are December with an average of 2.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.39 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wessington vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wessington
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wessington, 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: Wessington vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wessington 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 Wessington
The Power of Solar in Wessington, SD
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wessington (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wessington. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wessington, SD
Wessington (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5865.97 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wessington is July with an average of 607.4 kWhac, followed by August at 583.29 kWhac and May at 573.27 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wessington (South Dakota) are December with an average of 309.92 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 359.05 kWhac and November at 379.76 kWhac. [2]
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More about Wessington
About Wessington
The city of Wessington, SD in Beadle County has an approximate population of 170. [6]
Wessington, 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.
