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To: Eric who wrote (1432134)	1/8/2024 8:45:01 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	2 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 longz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574744

Eric, I've measured 5 to 10% with smooth water. Yeah, I don't believe you. You'd have to angle your solar panels to face the water. Or add mirrors that re-reflect the sunlight from the water surface (and make sure the mirrors themselves don't cast shadows over the panels at any time during the day). And even if you could get 5-10%, that doesn't nearly make up for the loss in efficiency just by living in the Pacific NW, where the sunlight isn't as intense as, say, in Southern California or Arizona. So I also don't believe you when you claim to get power output that is above that of the rated maximum. Then there's the fact that it rains a lot in the Pacific NW. No matter what, solar just isn't as viable up there as it is in most other parts of the nation. Tenchusatsu