If yes, why?
Yes- because the panels are converting sunlight to other forms of power.
Anything that difuses that light, obstructs it of filters it will reduce the conversion of energy because there is less energy there. This is true of passive systems, active heat systems and PV arrays.
On a cloudy day I only see a temperature rise in my greenhouse of about 5 degreesF, on a bright sunny day, it can be 70 degrees F inside with the outdoor temps being around 0 degrees F.
Of course, with heavy cloud cover, the panels do not get enough light so they don’t produce much power.
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Very much so. there is oviously clouds and things that block the sun but there is also wind blowing things like dirt/sand acrost them causing ware to the surface of them. I know this has been a major problem in solar power plants in deserts
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Yes- because the panels are converting sunlight to other forms of power.
Anything that difuses that light, obstructs it of filters it will reduce the conversion of energy because there is less energy there. This is true of passive systems, active heat systems and PV arrays.
On a cloudy day I only see a temperature rise in my greenhouse of about 5 degreesF, on a bright sunny day, it can be 70 degrees F inside with the outdoor temps being around 0 degrees F.
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Yes they are no sun during the night and little sun in cloudy days
That is why I support coal, hydroelectricity, and some wind. Stay away from nuclear, when those things blow up we have problems.
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