• GluWu@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    I’m an engineer that worked in solar for a bit. You will not get 800w out of vertical panels on your balcony.

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      4 hours ago

      This is why I have 2 kWp, on the roof. Suboptimal orientation, some afternoon shading so only 4.5 kWh/day longterm average.

      Vertical is good for the winter. Vertical free standing bifacials are surprisingly good year over, because of better convection cooling and reflection, especially from snow or water.

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      10 hours ago

      It depends on the balcony. I could get that on mine pretty easily, but it would mean basically closing the entire thing off.