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How many Kilowatt hours can be produced with a 20 acre solar array?
Markgamba
A single domestic panel of about 1.25 square metres can produce 220 watts in bright direct sunlight, less when the Sun is not face-on, and much less when the sky is cloudy or the Sun is not shining on the panel for some reason.
20 acres is about 68,000 square metres so the maximum power output would be about 12 MW, but only with the Sun shining directly on to every panel.
With the array installed horizontally and the panels inclined to face the Sun precisely, the maximum power would depend on the Sun's elevation angle above the horizon but an average figure would be 7 MW, other words 7000 kWh each hour. But that applies only in perfect sunshine.
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