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stkdumptoday at 4:20 PM1 replyview on HN

817 kWh here. Though june last year was the record at 904 kWh. Maybe the effect is that solar panels lose efficiency when too hot.


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swiftcodertoday at 4:43 PM

> Maybe the effect is that solar panels lose efficiency when too hot

They do. One of the odd fringe benefits of agrovoltaics is that the plants beneath the panel slightly lower the panel temperatures through transpiration.

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