mythbusting: solar makes zero watts in cloudy weather

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goofus@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It makes about 20% of a sunny day.

MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

It's actually more like 10-25% depending on cloud density, panel type, and angle - my panels still charged my battery bank enough to run my laptop during a week of seattle overcast lol.