Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Fotovyzh, Shostkynskyi Raion, Sumy Oblast
Fotovyzh: 1,094 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 38° 1° east of south (PVGIS). 1.4% below the oblast median (1,110). #123 of 258 in the rayon, #1360 of 1534 in the oblast.
Shostka, the rayon centre, is 50 km away. 194 m above sea level. 50 km away: Shostka, the nearest bigger centre, 1,082 — 1.1% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Суми, 117 km. 14.46 m between rows, pitch 18.23 m (latitude 51.9°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,094kWh/year
- Tilt
- 38°1° east of south
- 10 kW
- 10,937kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 18.23m · GCR 0.26
- T_min
- -40 °Cregion I, north-western
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,670 / 420Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Fotovyzh
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 51.9° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Суми, 117 km: snow 1,670 Pa, wind 420 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
June: 143 kWh/kWp, December: 22 — 6.5 times less.
October: 70 against 75 in the oblast, 6.7% less.
| kWp | A year | June | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,469 | 715 | 110 |
| 10 | 10,937 | 1,430 | 220 |
| 15 | 16,406 | 2,145 | 330 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Sumy: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 385 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 51,876 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
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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.