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In power systems there is a number called the capacity factor that is used to relate the average actual output to the nameplate capacity over whatever time interval. In this article the author note that they are expecting 600Wh in a day, or about an average of 3h at nameplate capacity. That works out to a capacity factor of about 0.13, which sounds about right for a solar installation that wasn't purpose built in an area of high insolation.



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