Question

A roof of a building in San Jose, CA is to be considered for installation of solar PV system. The roof area is 40 x 50 ft^2. Use PVWatts software

and determine the following: A. The size of PV panels that can be installed on the roof, considering that we need to leave 6 ft on each side for safety. Take the Ground Coverage Ratio (GCR) at 50%.

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