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First, you need to determine how many solar panels you can fit on your roof. Assuming all of the roof space you’ve got is usable for solar, that’s 97 panels (1,700 square feet divided by 17.5 square feet per panel). Multiplying that number of panels by the 320-watt power output of each panel gets us a system size of about 31 kW.
To calculate the total roof space a solar system requires, multiply the number of panels by the area of one panel, which is about 20ft². Using our example from Utah, the total roof space used by the solar system = number of panels x 20 = 140ft².
You’ll also need to take into account how close the solar panels can be to the edge of the roof as some clearance is necessary. Panels should never extend beyond the edge of the roof as the wind can be stronger there. To keep your property safe, and to abide by MCS regulations, we try to maintain a margin of 30 cm around the panels.
You can put a 7.763 kW solar system on a 600 sq ft room. If you use only 100-watt panels, you will be able to fit 77 of them on the roof. If you use only 300-watt panels, you will be able to fit 25 of them on the roof. If you use only 400-watt panels, you will be able to fit 19 of them on the roof.
This is a standard 10kW solar system, consisting of 25 400-watt solar panels. As we will see in the summarized chart below, the minimal roof size for a 10kW system is only 800 sq fr roof area (600 sq ft viable for solar panels due to 75% code consideration)
Panels should never extend beyond the edge of the roof as the wind can be stronger there. To keep your property safe, and to abide by MCS regulations, we try to maintain a margin of 30 cm around the panels. In recent years solar panels have become smaller but more efficient.
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