Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Staryy Merchyk, Bohodukhivskyi Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Staryy Merchyk: 1,138 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 37° 1° east of south (PVGIS). Exactly the oblast median (1,142). #110 of 354 in the rayon, #1095 of 1769 in the oblast.
Bohodukhiv, the rayon centre, is 26 km away. 186 m above sea level. 26 km away: Bohodukhiv, the nearest bigger centre, 1,127 — 1.0% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Харків, 34 km. 12.07 m between rows, pitch 15.89 m (latitude 50.0°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,138kWh/year
- Tilt
- 37°1° east of south
- 10 kW
- 11,382kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 15.89m · GCR 0.30
- T_min
- -40 °Cregion I, north-western
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,600 / 430Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Staryy Merchyk
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 50.0° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Харків, 34 km: snow 1,600 Pa, wind 430 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
July: 146 kWh/kWp, December: 24 — 6.1 times less.
January: 41 against 39 in the oblast, 5.1% more.
| kWp | A year | July | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,691 | 730 | 120 |
| 10 | 11,382 | 1,460 | 240 |
| 15 | 17,073 | 2,190 | 360 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Kharkiv: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 385 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 51,876 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
Nearby
- Pryvokzalne3 km1,133 kWh/kWp
- Zolochivske3 km1,138 kWh/kWp
- Hazove4 km1,133 kWh/kWp
- Dobropillia4 km1,133 kWh/kWp
- Symyrenkivske4 km1,131 kWh/kWp
- Huryne4 km1,138 kWh/kWp
All places: Bohodukhivskyi RaionKharkiv 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.