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To: i-node who wrote (456601)2/14/2009 4:42:39 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1575047
 
Inode, a quick Google search produced the following:

window.state.tx.us

> Peak energy content of sunlight at ground level is approximately 1,000 watts per square meter, though the amount of solar radiation available at any time and location varies depending on geographic location, time of day, season, local landscape and local weather.

Here is the provided reference:

> Union of Concerned Scientists, “How Solar Energy Works,” ucsusa.org (last visited February 11, 2008); and U.S. Department of Energy, “Solar Radiation Basics,” eere.energy.gov . (Last visited February 11, 2008.)

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