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if a commercial Solar Cell array can convert sunlight to an average power?

A commercial solar cell array can convert sunlight to an average power
output of about 10 Watts per square meter of Solar Cells (this is averaged over day and night, year round). How many square meters of Solar Panels would be required to provide a home with 8,760 kilowatt hours of electricity in a year?

Hi,

Let x = the number of square meters required

Then

10/1 = (8760 * 1000)/ x so x = 8760 * 1000 /10 or
x = 876000 square meters.

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