Solar panel cost and savings in Yankton, South Dakota

Yankton sits at 42.88°N, 97.39°W in South Dakota, United States. A typical residential solar system there is sized at 7.5 kW, laid out as 17 panels of 440 W each, mounted at a 40 degree tilt facing the sun's midday path.

Based on PVGIS solar radiation data for Yankton's coordinates, that system produces an estimated 11,825 kWh in its first year. At the local electricity price of $0.18 per kWh (export $0.06 per kWh, daily supply charge $0.55), that generation is worth an estimated $1,319 a year to a household with typical usage patterns for a 3-person home.

Incentives in Yankton

No incentive currently applies to a system installed in Yankton.

Cost and payback

A typical system in Yankton costs an estimated $16,456 to $26,180 installed. With no incentive currently applying, that is also the net cost, and the system pays back in about 17 years at today's local electricity price.

These figures assume a typical 3-person household with no pool, electric vehicle or electric heating, and installation in 2026. Incentive schemes change, and one may apply here by the time you install. Electricity prices shown here are set at the country level. Incentive amounts, when present, use each scheme's national or regional scope as noted above, except where an incentive's value is itself calculated from Yankton's local solar zone; only the production and payback figures are calculated specifically for Yankton's coordinates.

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Nearby locations

• Sioux City
• Sioux Falls
• Norfolk
• Mitchell
• Brookings

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