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by PaulDavisThe1st 951 days ago
Ill-formed question. You must put solar in context: latitude, insolation.

Here in northern New Mexico, at 6000', my 7kW PV array(s) work extremely efficiently in winter, arguably slightly more efficiently than in summer because the panels prefer it cold. They collect somewhat less energy than in summer due to shorter days, but that's not a question of efficiency.

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Yeah makes sense, I was thinking mainly about Europe and somehow forgot that the climate is considerably colder in the US but there is still much more sunlight during the winter.