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photovoltaic electricity production density

The amount of electricity that can be produced on average per unit area of photovoltaic panel per year.

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Varies by: global

Used global Reference Location: Ecosystem
(study period)
Value Units Notes
* Global entity NREL 2012 - PVWatt Grid Data Calculator (Version 2) New York City (40.78, 73.97: Urban landscape () 1647.24214 kWh / m2 / yr We converted the daily PV production rate density of New York City to an annual value.
Global entity IRENA 2012 - Solar Photovoltaics Europe: All () 1200 kWh / m2 / yr This value represents the average solar resource in Europe for photovoltaics.

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