See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Box Elder.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Box Elder, SD data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Box Elder. [1]
Box Elder has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 19% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.26 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Box Elder that are always titled at the latitude of Box Elder (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.23 kWh/m2/day, or about 22% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.27 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% less than the average monthly DNI of 5.26 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Box Elder.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Box Elder, SD has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Box Elder is August with an average of 6.65 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.63 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Box Elder (South Dakota) are December with an average of 3.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.97 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.98 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Box Elder, SD, of 5.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 38% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 18% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Box Elder 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the city of Box Elder, SD at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Box Elder (sd). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Box Elder. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Box Elder (SD) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6115.27 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Box Elder is August with an average of 605.7 kWhac, followed by July at 599.93 kWhac and September at 586.26 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Box Elder (South Dakota) are December with an average of 371.73 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 385.73 kWhac and January at 409.84 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Box Elder, SD in Pennington County has an approximate population of 7,800. [6]
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