Solar Panels

Tom_M wrote:

NaViDa wrote:
Solar cells can either be poly-crystalline or mono-crystalline, poly meaning many and mono meaning one. Generally speaking, a mono-crystalline solar cell is more efficient by giving off more wattage when the sun hits the cell. As an example, a 100W panel using mono-crystalline solar cells gives off 96W while a poly-crystalline gives off only 93W. The lower wattage is due to losses through wiring and the inverter. The tradeoff for this greater efficiency is that mono-crystalline solar cells tend to be more expensive.

This quote is way off-base. Any 100 watt panel puts out 100 watts no matter what it's made of. The only difference will be the size. A more efficient panel will be smaller. Mono-crystalline will be slightly smaller than poly-crystalline.