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Originally Posted by mtgeekman
I like it!
Just wish I was in a better area for solar. I think I could make these work in my area but they probably wouldn't produce the full 175 watts often.
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That rated out put is for full sun at sea level after brake in, at around I think 150F, the first 3 years of output should be slightly higher, then the fallowing 25 years should be at that rated output, after that it's hard to say but their output might drop slightly for the last 50-100 years of their life, at that point no one really is sure what they will be doing.
the 1.5kw of pv that my parents have has put out more then that rated out put on more then one occasion, like right now with snow on the ground their output and single digit temps cool the panels and the reflectiveness of the snow boost the output.