Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Sokolivka, Kosivskyi Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Sokolivka: 1,014 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 34° 2° east of south (PVGIS). 7.5% below the oblast median (1,097). #40 of 41 in the rayon, #670 of 700 in the oblast.
Kosiv, the rayon centre, is 7 km away. 439 m above sea level. 7 km away: Kosiv, the nearest bigger centre, 1,110 — 8.6% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Чернівці, 69 km. 9.91 m between rows, pitch 13.88 m (latitude 48.3°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,014kWh/year
- Tilt
- 34°2° east of south
- 10 kW
- 10,142kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 13.88m · GCR 0.34
- T_min
- -38 °Cregion IIIA, Carpathian
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,320 / 500Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Sokolivka
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 48.3° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Чернівці, 69 km: snow 1,320 Pa, wind 500 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
July: 127 kWh/kWp, December: 12 — 10.6 times less.
December: 12 against 38 in the oblast, 68.4% less.
| kWp | A year | July | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,071 | 635 | 60 |
| 10 | 10,142 | 1,270 | 120 |
| 15 | 15,213 | 1,905 | 180 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Chernivtsi: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 412 kg of steel, 16 piles, materials ≈ 54,638 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
Nearby
- Gorod3 km1,024 kWh/kWp
- Babyn3 km1,083 kWh/kWp
- Sheshory4 km956 kWh/kWp
- Rechka5 km1,046 kWh/kWp
- Yavoriv6 km1,037 kWh/kWp
- Kosiv7 km1,110 kWh/kWp
All places: Kosivskyi RaionIvano-Frankivsk Oblast: rayons and towns
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Sources
- PVGIS © European Union, 2001–2026 — yield, tilt and azimuth, data as of 2026-10-10
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — coordinates, elevation and divisions (changed)
- DBN V.1.2-2:2006, DSTU-N B V.1.1-27:2010
- How these numbers are computed
Preliminary calculation: a design needs an engineer’s check.