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Solar panels gain efficiency in the cold. In winter there is less sunlight so they produce less power overall (40-60%), but you could double up the panels or ad
by 0xbadcafebee 4y ago
Solar panels gain efficiency in the cold. In winter there is less sunlight so they produce less power overall (40-60%), but you could double up the panels or add alternative energy generating methods.
- yodelshady 4y ago
- ceejayoz 4y agoI went to https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/tools.html https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/tools.html, clicked on southern UK, and it gave me "Total loss [%]: -18.6". Changes in output due to: Angle of incidence [%]: -3.08 Spectral effects [%]: 1.48 Temperature and low irradiance [%]: -3.77 I think you’ve mixed up total efficiency with efficiency loss.
- olddustytrail 4y agoNo they aren't; don't be daft. Power companies and grid operators do their own research. They're not reading HN comments and blindly following their advice. Use some common sense. And there is plenty of solar in Scotland so it's clearly not that bad.