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Acei
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Jun 14, 2013

How much power does solar panels actually generate?

Lets say the solar panel is rated at 500w, how much power should I expect it to generate on a sunny day vs cloudy day vs rainy day? As a separate question, is it possible to run a residential fridg...
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John___Angela
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Jun 14, 2013
No problem running a residential fridge with a few hundred watts of solar and at least four batteries. If you are in consistent shaded condition (read rainy days) you will have to step up the size of the battery bank and/or dollar array.

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