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Backyard Solar Build

Two ways to mount four 450 W bifacial modules: an open timber lean-to, or the roof of an 8 × 14 ft shed.

Module
450 W bifacial, 144 half-cut cells
Size
2094 × 1038 × 30 mm
Per structure
4 × 450 W = 1.80 kWp, 8.69 m²
Lean-to
4.21 m wide, 12° tilt, 2.4 m clear
Shed
4.4 × 2.5 m, 11.3° skillion roof

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Sun & output0 W
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Clear-sky estimate for 35°N in spring, modules facing south, 14% system losses, front side only. Real output varies with location, weather and shade.