Look to see which panel s appear towards the top of both charts of the comparison tables.

Independent Review for comparing tier one Solar Panels in Dense conditions. (Cloudy Day/Shading) STC Brand Schuco Canadian SunTech Phono CEEG C-SUN Kyocera Mitsubishi SunPower Solarfun Samsung Andalay Hareon Sharp Westinghouse JA Solar Mage SolarWorld BP Solar Evergreen NESL Trina Yingli Siliken Ningbo Suniva Upsolar Bosch Schott HHV REC Solon PTC STC/PTC DC Watts 230 240 220 240 240 240 240 235 238 240 241 180 220 235 175 240 240 240 230 220 230 240 240 240 230 245 225 240 235 240 240 240 DC Watts 211 218.7 199.8 217.9 217.3 217.3 217.3 212.4 215.1 216.9 217.6 162.5 198.2 211.7 157.5 215.3 215 215 205.8 196.5 203.1 211.8 211.5 211.1 201.8 214.3 195.8 207.9 203.4 207.7 206.2 205.1 Efficiency 91.70% 91.10% 90.80% 90.80% 90.50% 90.50% 90.50% 90.40% 90.40% 90.40% 90.30% 90.30% 90.10% 90.10% 90.00% 89.70% 89.60% 89.60% 89.50% 89.30% 88.30% 88.30% 88.10% 88.00% 87.70% 87.50% 87.00% 86.60% 86.60% 86.50% 85.90% 85.50% PTC Watts Size Sq ft 17.33 18.32 17.78 17.49 17.49 17.49 17.25 17.73 12.46 17.78 17.23 14 17.45 17.54 14 17.58 17.65 18.05 17.82 17.65 17.51 17.58 19.3 17.5 18.3 17.46 17.53 17.65 18.01 17.89 17.75 17.68 per sq ft 12.18 11.94 11.24 12.46 12.43 12.43 12.6 11.98 17.26 12.2 12.63 11.61 11.36 12.07 11.25 12.25 12.18 11.91 11.55 11.13 11.6 12.05 10.96 12.07 11.03 12.27 11.17 11.78 11.29 11.61 11.61 11.6

6.A Comparison Chart to show the most effective Panels in the market place.
One of the popular questions were always hearing is which panels are best? Another version of that same question: Are PV solar panels becoming a commodity? or Is there that much difference between one brand or another? There are certainly many different factors to be considered when selecting PV solar panels. Some installations have limited areas where energy density is a major consideration. Some consumers want to know what REAL cost per watt will be, so they are interested in PTC. DC power ratings compared to STC DC power ratings. Obviously, price, warranty and customer support must all be factored into the buying decision. We decided to assemble a comparison charts below, listing only tier one quality panels. We have used the California Energy Commission (CEC) list as of December 2010 for the PTC numbers, as well as currently available manufacturers product data sheets for panel square footage to create a quick comparison of STC to PTC efficiency (see bold faced column) for similar monocrystalline and polycrystalline photovoltaic solar panels with similar STC DC rating (or as near as we could find) We used a 240W panels as the baseline. If a manufacturer didnt offer a 240W panel, we looked for the closest panel to that size.

**PTC refers to PVUSA Test Conditions, which were developed to test and compare PV systems as part of the PVUSA (Photovoltaics for Utility Scale Applications) project. PTC are 1,000 Watts per square meter solar irradiance, 20 degrees C air temperature, and wind speed of 1 meter per second at 10 meters above ground level. PV manufacturers use Standard Test Conditions, or STC, to rate their PV products. STC are 1,000 Watts per square meter solar irradiance, 25 degrees C cell temperature, air mass equal to 1.5, and ASTM G173-03 standard spectrum. The PTC rating, which is lower than the STC rating, is generally recognized as a more realistic measure of PV output because the test conditions better reflect real-world solar and climatic conditions, compared to the STC rating. All ratings in the list are DC (direct current) watts. Neither PTC nor STC account for all real-world losses. Actual solar systems will produce lower outputs due to soiling, shading, module mismatch, wire losses, inverter and transformer losses, shortfalls in actual nameplate ratings, panel degradation over time, and high-temperature losses for arrays mounted close to or integrated within a roofline. These loss factors can vary by season, geographic location, mounting technique, azimuth, and array tilt.

Independent Review for comparing tier one Solar Panels in ideal conditions. (Sunny Day/No Shading)

6.A Comparison Chart to show the most effective Panels in the market place.
Its interesting to take a second look at this same list, this time sorted in order of the PV panel energy density (highest PTC watts per square foot - or as we like to call it, AC watts per square foot). When we look at solar panels this way, SunPower stands out at the top and thin film falls to the bottom. This is no surprise, as its common knowledge that SunPower panels require less roof space than other panels, while thin film requires much more space. Sanyo is second on the list (also, no surprise). Samsung, a new entry into the PV space, and Kyocera occupy the third and fourth positions. The next three panels might raise a few eyebrows especially when you compare the cost of the panels: China Sunergy, CEEG and Phono Solar. Phono Solar appears to be very high on both charts making them a series player when it comes to selecting the right panel. The top ten is rounded out by Suniva, JA Solar and Solarfun. highest PV panel energy density:

STC PTC Brand DC Watts SunPower 238 Sanyo HIT 215 Samsung 241 Kyocera 240 Phono 240 CEEG 240 C-SUN 240 Suniva 245 JA Solar 240 Solarfun 240 Mage 240 Schuco 230 Sharp 235 Siliken 240 Trina 240 Mitsubishi 235 Canadian 240 SolarWorld 240 Bosch 240 REC 240 HHV 240 Andalay 180 Solon 240 NESL 230 BP Solar 230 Hareon 220 Schott 235 Westinghouse175 SunTech 220 Upsolar 225 Evergreen 220 Ningbo 230 Yingli 240 First Solar 75

STC/PTC DC Watts 215.1 199.6 217.6 217.3 217.9 217.3 217.3 214.3 215.3 216.9 215.0 211.0 211.7 211.1 211.8 212.4 218.7 215.0 207.9 206.2 207.7 162.5 205.1 203.1 205.8 198.2 203.4 157.5 199.8 195.8 196.5 201.8 211.5 72

PTC Watts Efficiency Size Sq ft 90.4% 12.46 92.8% 13.56 90.3% 17.23 90.5% 17.25 90.8% 17.49 90.5% 17.49 90.5% 17.49 87.5% 17.46 89.7% 17.58 90.4% 17.78 89.6% 17.65 91.7% 17.33 90.1% 17.54 88.0% 17.50 88.3% 17.58 90.4% 17.73 91.1% 18.32 89.6% 18.05 86.6% 17.65 85.9% 17.75 86.5% 17.89 90.3% 14.00 85.5% 17.68 88.3% 17.51 89.5% 17.82 90.1% 17.45 86.6% 18.01 90.0% 14.00 90.8% 17.78 87.0% 17.53 89.3% 17.65 87.7% 18.30 88.1% 19.30 96.0% 7.76

per sq ft 17.26 14.72 12.63 12.60 12.46 12.43 12.43 12.27 12.25 12.20 12.18 12.18 12.07 12.07 12.05 11.98 11.94 11.91 11.78 11.61 11.61 11.61 11.60 11.60 11.55 11.36 11.29 11.25 11.24 11.17 11.13 11.03 10.96 9.28

**PTC refers to PVUSA Test Conditions, which were developed to test and compare PV systems as part of the PVUSA (Photovoltaics for Utility Scale Applications) project. PTC are 1,000 Watts per square meter solar irradiance, 20 degrees C air temperature, and wind speed of 1 meter per second at 10 meters above ground level. PV manufacturers use Standard Test Conditions, or STC, to rate their PV products. STC are 1,000 Watts per square meter solar irradiance, 25 degrees C cell temperature, air mass equal to 1.5, and ASTM G173-03 standard spectrum. The PTC rating, which is lower than the STC rating, is generally recognized as a more realistic measure of PV output because the test conditions better reflect real-world solar and climatic conditions, compared to the STC rating. All ratings in the list are DC (direct current) watts. Neither PTC nor STC account for all real-world losses. Actual solar systems will produce lower outputs due to soiling, shading, module mismatch, wire losses, inverter and transformer losses, shortfalls in actual nameplate ratings, panel degradation over time, and high-temperature losses for arrays mounted close to or integrated within a roofline. These loss factors can vary by season, geographic location, mounting technique, azimuth, and array tilt.