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PVWattsCalculator

1,941,302 kWh per Year *

RESULTS
Caution:Photovoltaicsystemperformance
predictions calculated by PVWatts India
include many inherent assumptions and
uncertaintiesanddonotreflectvariations
between PV technologies nor sitespecific
characteristics except as represented by
PVWatts India inputs. For example, PV
moduleswithbetterperformancearenot
differentiatedwithinPVWattsIndiafrom
lesser performing modules. Both NREL
and private companies provide more
sophisticated PV modeling tools (such as
the
System
Advisor
Model
at
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precise and complex modeling of PV
systems.
Theexpectedrangeisbasedon30years
of actual weather data at the given
location and is intended to provide an
indication of the variation you might see.
Formoreinformation,pleaserefertothis
NRELreport:TheErrorReport.

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The energy output range is based on
analysis of 30 years of historical weather
data for nearby , and is intended to
provide an indication of the possible
interannual variability in generation for a
Fixed (open rack) PV system at this
location.

Month

SolarRadiation
(kWh/m2/day)

ACEnergy
(kWh)

EnergyValue
()

January

8.24

187,201

1,218,682

February

8.80

175,597

1,143,135

March

8.41

181,730

1,183,060

April

7.83

163,277

1,062,933

May

7.41

166,122

1,081,453

June

6.18

140,705

915,990

July

5.58

132,809

864,584

August

5.86

138,846

903,887

September

6.99

157,528

1,025,506

October

6.71

153,444

998,921

November

7.48

165,019

1,074,272

December

7.82

179,025

1,165,452

7.28

1,941,303

12,637,875

Annual

LocationandStationIdentification
RequestedLocation

bellary

WeatherDataSource

(IN)Gridded10kmSatelliteData

Latitude

15.15N

Longitude

76.95E

3.3km

PVSystemSpecifications(Commercial)
DCSystemSize

1000kW

ModuleType

Standard

ArrayType

1AxisTracking

ArrayTilt

20

ArrayAzimuth

180

SystemLosses

14%

InverterEfficiency

96%

DCtoACSizeRatio

1.1

GroundCoverageRatio

0.4

InitialEconomicComparison
AverageCostofElectricityPurchased
fromUtility

http://pvwatts.nrel.gov/India/pvwatts.php

6.51/kWh

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