Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Sokolivske, Kropyvnytskyi Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast
Sokolivske: 1,160 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 36° 4° east of south (PVGIS). Exactly the oblast median (1,157). #124 of 254 in the rayon, #262 of 708 in the oblast.
Kropyvnytskyi, the rayon centre, is 6 km away. 136 m above sea level. 6 km away: Kropyvnytskyi, the nearest bigger centre, the same 1,156. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Кропивницький, 6 km. 10.55 m between rows, pitch 14.42 m (latitude 48.5°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,160kWh/year
- Tilt
- 36°4° east of south
- 10 kW
- 11,604kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 14.42m · GCR 0.33
- T_min
- -42 °Cregion II, south-eastern
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,230 / 410Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Sokolivske
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 48.5° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Кропивницький, 6 km: snow 1,230 Pa, wind 410 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
July: 150 kWh/kWp, December: 29 — 5.2 times less.
February: 54 against 52 in the oblast, 3.8% more.
| kWp | A year | July | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,802 | 750 | 145 |
| 10 | 11,604 | 1,500 | 290 |
| 15 | 17,406 | 2,250 | 435 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Kropyvnytskyi: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 372 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 48,082 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
Nearby
- Cherniakhivka1 km1,160 kWh/kWp
- Nova Pavlivka6 km1,158 kWh/kWp
- Kropyvnytskyi6 km1,156 kWh/kWp
- Ivanivka6 km1,155 kWh/kWp
- Soniachne7 km1,159 kWh/kWp
- Nove8 km1,162 kWh/kWp
All places: Kropyvnytskyi RaionKirovohrad 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.