Comment on ‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off

• KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  im pretty sure most of the will do a yearly breakout over the months? A really big reason to use them is to figure out maximum and minimum production throughout the year, so idk what calculator you’re using, but any good ones should be able to calculate that.

  I’ve used PVwatts before, and it does spit out monthly data, though it can also bring in some more complex data, it’s a whole field of research, and it’s worth investing time into if you’re curious about it.

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  • Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Hey thank you! I re-checked out PVwatts (the link was used ☺️I probably avoided it because you have to put your address in, I don’t want calls etc. Turns out the city is enough) it’s exactly what I needed, thanks!

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    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      it requires you to put in your address to locate your lat and long so it can properly calculate your energy production, especially throughout the year. It may still do some tracking on that, but it’s unlikely to be anything significant unless you have an account and money tied to it somehow.

      But yes, a place close by you will work just as fine. Though you can expect some level of inaccuracy, it’s probably not that significant if you’re reasonably close.

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      • Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yes and thanks again, there are soo many crap sites out there I just gave up!

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