Yup! A SK farmer put in some solar panels, good ones that self-aim at the sun (one array of 2 did) and kept detailed records. He blogged about it for 2 years.
They almost never hit 100% of capacity which is critical. A 10MW Solar array will NOT generate an average of 10MW in a day, but a maximum in perfect conditions for an hour. He did know that, he did his homework, but he never expected 40% which was his 2 year average.
They will never pay for themselves, especially considering how much hands-on maintenance they require. A light dusting of dust or snow can knock the output in half. Most winter mornings were spent sweeping off the panels in addition to all his chores :/
I've spoken to several neighbours (Canada) and the break even point here is about 20 years.
And that's only because the government pays a massively inflated price for the power fed back to the grid.
Yup! A SK farmer put in some solar panels, good ones that self-aim at the sun (one array of 2 did) and kept detailed records. He blogged about it for 2 years.
They almost never hit 100% of capacity which is critical. A 10MW Solar array will NOT generate an average of 10MW in a day, but a maximum in perfect conditions for an hour. He did know that, he did his homework, but he never expected 40% which was his 2 year average.
They will never pay for themselves, especially considering how much hands-on maintenance they require. A light dusting of dust or snow can knock the output in half. Most winter mornings were spent sweeping off the panels in addition to all his chores :/