Anyone not happy with their solar?

[Mike90250]

Looking at my logs, I see my production drops on cloudy days and night time.

[SunEagle]

Looking at my logs, I see my production drops on cloudy days and night time.

Maybe you can shine some flood lights on the panels at night to.... oh wait that won't work.

[maple flats]

On a full moon night and clear skies my system produces power all night, at times when the moon is at solar south I can even get 10% (6.32 KW system producing 630+ watts.)
You just need a bigger light, in the right wave length.

[FUN4ME]

Looking at my logs, I see my production drops on cloudy days and night time.

Maybe you can shine some flood lights on the panels at night to.... oh wait that won't work.

How about aiming some of your neighbors flood lights at your panels.

[bcroe]

Moonlight

On a full moon night and clear skies my system produces power all night, at times when the moon is at solar south I can even get 10% (6.32 KW system producing 630+ watts.)
You just need a bigger light, in the right wave length.

10% on moonlight, are you real? That I might get in a rainstorm, never at night (I think).
Could go check a full moon on a clear night I suppose. Wondering, if a string of panels
had some "leakage", if it would absorb low level power that might have been useful?
Series diodes would fix that.

Today started partly cloudy, running 20%. Before it ended it was raining, less than 10%
for a total 32 KWH. Bruce Roe

[DanS26]

Whenever someone asks me what I paid for my solar system I reply "The cost of a good used car".

That cost is different for every individual and puts solar in perspective. In three years that used car is worth nothing, but my solar system is chugging along.

[Mike90250]

Whenever someone asks me what I paid for my solar system I reply "The cost of a good used car".

That cost is different for every individual and puts solar in perspective. In three years that used car is worth nothing, but my solar system is chugging along.

Ha, a good used car goes for $3k here. I'm sure that's a new Mercedes up on my pole and in the battery shed.