Besides the pacific northwest cities with frequent cloudy weather are mainly near the great lakes.
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Jan 22 2020 1 i live in the pnw and it is gray many days.
Even the cloudy forested pacific northwest is a viable location for solar panels.
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I know sun is better but when you don t have it all the time some solar.
Seattle tops the list with 226 days of heavy clouds each.
Solar panels can produce energy wherever there is light.
Start date jan 22 2020.
The truth is solar panels actually operate more efficiently in cooler climates because heat degrades electricity.
In order to get the most out of a solar panel system in the pacific northwest you must consider the positioning of the system your power needs and the different wiring possibilities.
The pacific northwest s long summer days made for solar thanks to all that sunlight and utility net metering programs we can build energy credits in the summer months and work off of them during our darker months.
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I have heard rumor of panels that generate well with just daylight not needing direct sun.
But that reduces the rationale for solar panels further since they are best at cutting peak power demand by supplying electricity and absorbing heat of the sun on hot afternoons.