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The best solar panels currently available are about 19% efficient in converting sunlight to electricity. A typical home will use about 40. kWh of electricity per day (1 kWh=1 kilowatt hour; 1kW=1000J/s). Assuming 8.1 hours of useful sunlight per day, calculate the minimum solar panel surface area necessary to provide all of a typical home’s electricity. The energy rate supplied by the sun is 1.0kJ/s times meters squared .
Area = meters squared
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