Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Sofiivka, Lutskyi Raion, Volyn Oblast
Sofiivka: 1,094 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 38° facing south (PVGIS). 0.9% above the oblast median (1,084). #110 of 355 in the rayon, #232 of 1120 in the oblast.
Lutsk, the rayon centre, is 37 km away. 238 m above sea level. 37 km away: Lutsk, the nearest bigger centre, the same 1,090. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Луцьк, 36 km. 12.91 m between rows, pitch 16.68 m (latitude 50.6°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,094kWh/year
- Tilt
- 38°facing south
- 10 kW
- 10,944kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 16.68m · GCR 0.29
- T_min
- -40 °Cregion I, north-western
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,240 / 480Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Sofiivka
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 50.6° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Луцьк, 36 km: snow 1,240 Pa, wind 480 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
July: 137 kWh/kWp, December: 28 — 4.9 times less.
November: 41 against 37 in the oblast, 10.8% more.
| kWp | A year | July | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,472 | 685 | 140 |
| 10 | 10,944 | 1,370 | 280 |
| 15 | 16,416 | 2,055 | 420 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Lutsk: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 376 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 50,491 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.