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Old 09-04-12, 09:26 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
The mounting angle will be optimized for greatest heat gain in December. That does put it at about 20 degrees IIRC. I am hoping that the extra heat in summer won't be too big an issue.
Optimize it for when the sun just a bit higher than its yearly lowest, say for early Dec/mid January, since Jan/Feb are usually the coldest months.

As for the summer, I saw a house here yesterday which had half of its solar panels covered with a tarp.
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