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Bluetti AC500 w/B300K battery for our home backup/supplement system install and review

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  1. bogieb

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    Smoke haze can definitely affect solar gathering. Yesterday, with not a cloud in the sky but visible smoke haze, my rooftop solar produced 43.3 kwh. The day before, with partly cloudy conditions, I pulled in 45.8 kwh. The difference would have been more except that in the afternoon, I'd say about 2-ish, the the majority of the smoke haze was pushed out.
     
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  2. Earl764

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    I’ve been looking at n-type panels that are meant to be better with shading and cloud conditions.

    Have been using the portable panels I initially bought. They work well enough but want to get a panel rated for permanent outdoor installations. Have been positioning my panels in different places in the yard to gauge performance.
     
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