What affects the amount of solar energy you get from your solar panels?

Solar energy strength depends on several factors:

  • Time of day (direct sunlight = more solar energy)
  • Time of year (strong, direct sunlight = more solar energy)
  • The latitude of where your solar panels are (more energy closer to the equator)
  • Amount of water vapour in the air (more refraction of light = less solar energy)
  • Amount of dust in the air (more refraction of light = less solar energy)
  • Cloud or shading (more shade/cloud = less solar energy)

You can use the Bureau of Meteorology's website to check your sunlight hours, humidity, cloudy days etc hereor post a job today for a solar expert to give you a more specific idea of how much power you can expect to generate.

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