• redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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    1 year ago

    Is it true that you can get 4kwh per day per square meter? My average electricity consumption is ~15kwh/day, so if I can potentially offset most of my grid usage with just 4 square meters of solar panel, that seems very attractive. I live in a tropical country btw.

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      No, 4kwh is about the daily amount of sun hitting 1 square meter. Solar panels can capture about 20% of that

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      1 year ago

      Each of my panels has a theoretical capacity of 390 Watts per hour. So 4kwh in a day seems very feasible. My panels are certainly not the cutting edge of technology!

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        1 year ago

        Your 390W is if the sun is in the zenith and hitting your panel at right angle. Also, are you sure your panel is 1m^2?