Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Stepanivka Persha, Melitopolskyi Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Stepanivka Persha: 1,283 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 36° 2° west of south (PVGIS). 5.9% above the oblast median (1,212). #6 of 215 in the rayon, #18 of 972 in the oblast.
Melitopol, the rayon centre, is 43 km away. 6 m above sea level. 29 km away: Pryazovske, the nearest bigger centre, 1,254 — 2.3% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Запоріжжя, 155 km. 9.24 m between rows, pitch 13.11 m (latitude 46.5°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,283kWh/year
- Tilt
- 36°2° west of south
- 10 kW
- 12,830kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 13.11m · GCR 0.36
- T_min
- -42 °Cregion II, south-eastern
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,110 / 460Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Stepanivka Persha
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 46.5° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Запоріжжя, 155 km: snow 1,110 Pa, wind 460 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
August: 160 kWh/kWp, December: 39 — 4.1 times less.
January: 46 against 37 in the oblast, 24.3% more.
| kWp | A year | August | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6,415 | 800 | 195 |
| 10 | 12,830 | 1,600 | 390 |
| 15 | 19,245 | 2,400 | 585 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Zaporizhzhia: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 372 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 49,705 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
Nearby
- Myronivka6 km1,273 kWh/kWp
- Oleksandrivka8 km1,298 kWh/kWp
- Svyatotroyitske11 km1,271 kWh/kWp
- Nechkyne12 km1,293 kWh/kWp
- Viktorivka12 km1,303 kWh/kWp
- Dunaivka14 km1,299 kWh/kWp
All places: Melitopolskyi RaionZaporizhzhia 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.