Billy_Bob
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Well, isn't this special...
Researchers in England tested five major brands of PV panels and found that they lose 0.35% of their output for each one degree C rise above 77 degrees F. When you consider that these panels only output around 70% of rated value anyway, even in direct sunlight, once you reach about 85degrees F the logarithmic loss becomes very problematic. Many of our solar fields are in desert regions where temperatures generally climb into the 100's daily, meaning they are pretty much a waste of resources to place them there. Your roof top is no different and generally reaches 120 deg F daily. Now these solar panels are clogging up landfills...
www.westernjournal.com
Researchers in England tested five major brands of PV panels and found that they lose 0.35% of their output for each one degree C rise above 77 degrees F. When you consider that these panels only output around 70% of rated value anyway, even in direct sunlight, once you reach about 85degrees F the logarithmic loss becomes very problematic. Many of our solar fields are in desert regions where temperatures generally climb into the 100's daily, meaning they are pretty much a waste of resources to place them there. Your roof top is no different and generally reaches 120 deg F daily. Now these solar panels are clogging up landfills...
![www.westernjournal.com](https://www.westernjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Solar_Panels.jpg)
Solar Panels Suffer Stunning Failure as Weather Becomes 'Too Hot' for Them to Handle
The Western Journal has retracted this commentary.
![www.westernjournal.com](https://www.westernjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Group-3-32x32.png)