A Year of Solar Energy: Power from Solar Panels

From Research in Renewable Energy:
We recorded the energy generated from solar panels on a barn in Ithaca, NY. We record one year’s worth of data and display the amount of energy (in kWh) generated by the solar panels.

You can see cloudy days and snowy days, as well as the rare (for upstate NY) sunny days

Over the course of the year, the panel generate more than 5 MW-hr — on average, equivalent to a 0.6 kW power plant.
To download the video for educational purposes, we’ve posted the video (20 MB) here:

http://www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/physics/facstaff/bthompso/docs/Solar_energy_year.mov

Visit the Ithaca College Physics department: http://www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/physics/