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private ones are often available as a little more efficient as the power/area and power/weight matters for things like RVs
by Schroedingersat 4y ago
private ones are often available as a little more efficient as the power/area and power/weight matters for things like RVs
- sidewndr46 4y agoActually thinking about it the conversion scheme (DC -> AC) used by the utility scale operator might be a bit more efficient. They'd care a bit more about getting that last 0.5% or 0.1% of gains than a residential customer.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoConversion losses are on the order of 5-15% Splitting hairs, but a 23% efficient mono perc panel will edge out a 19% poly silicon panel even if utility conversion is a lot better. Although I think in that specific case the perc panels are cheaper now for utilities too. If you're using it at 12V and/or you shelled out the extra money for multi junction in your caravan you're probably still ahead. There will also likely be 5 years or so after hybrid perovskites hit the market before anyone is keen to put down big money on the lifetime predictions.