Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Skelka, Okhtyrskyi Raion, Sumy Oblast
Skelka: 1,135 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 38° 2° east of south (PVGIS). 2.3% above the oblast median (1,110). #17 of 187 in the rayon, #17 of 1534 in the oblast.
Okhtyrka, the rayon centre, is 21 km away. 101 m above sea level. 12 km away: Kotelva, the nearest bigger centre, the same 1,138. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Полтава, 65 km. 12.53 m between rows, pitch 16.30 m (latitude 50.2°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,135kWh/year
- Tilt
- 38°2° east of south
- 10 kW
- 11,354kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 16.30m · GCR 0.29
- T_min
- -40 °Cregion I, north-western
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,450 / 470Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Skelka
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 50.2° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Полтава, 65 km: snow 1,450 Pa, wind 470 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
July: 145 kWh/kWp, December: 24 — 6.0 times less.
January: 41 against 36 in the oblast, 13.9% more.
| kWp | A year | July | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,677 | 725 | 120 |
| 10 | 11,354 | 1,450 | 240 |
| 15 | 17,031 | 2,175 | 360 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Poltava: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 363 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 54,473 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.