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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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Jun 14, 2013
A 500 watt solar panel sure would be nice :C
If you find one lemme know where to get one.

In other news:
Expect about 100 watts per panel at around 5 amps full exposure.
60-70% light cloud cover.
Negligible output during rain.

This has been my experience with middle of the road panels.

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