Closeup of Solar Panels with Dirt (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Closeup of Solar Panels with Dirt

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For a typical residential solar system of 5 kilowatts, washing panels halfway through the summer would translate into a mere $20 gain in electricity production until the summer drought ends -- in about 2.5 months.

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Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego

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