Skip to main content

Articles

Analyses and guides on what a solar panel datasheet says and what it is worth. Every catalogue figure is computed from the listed modules when the page is served, and each article shows its method and sources.

01

All articles

Newest first.

Gross or net: why two shop prices are not comparable
Prices8 October 20268 min readBart Szablowski

Which solar panel shops print prices with VAT and which without, market by market, and how to turn any shop price into a figure you can compare.

Read article
How big are modern solar panels
Specifications8 October 20267 min readBart Szablowski

Length, width, weight, watts per square metre and per kilogram for every module in our catalogue, and what the common formats mean for roofs and lifting.

Read article
How many solar panels does a household need
Buying8 October 20268 min readBart Szablowski

Yearly kWh, your site's yield in kWh/kWp and one module's power give the module count. Worked for Warsaw, Munich and Seville, with the catalogue spread.

Read article
How to read a solar panel datasheet
Buying8 October 202610 min readBart Szablowski

A field by field guide to the solar module datasheet, with typical values from our catalogue and three arithmetic checks that catch a figure that is wrong.

Read article
Is a bifacial solar panel worth it?
Buying8 October 20269 min readBart Szablowski

When the back of a bifacial module pays off, ground mount or roof, how bifaciality factors are spread in our catalogue and what bifacial modules cost per watt.

Read article
Pallet or single module: which is cheaper per watt?
Prices8 October 20267 min readBart Szablowski

How much cheaper per watt is a pallet or multipack of solar panels than a single module? Live shop offers, same shop and same module, with counts.

Read article
How to choose panels for a hot climate
Buying8 October 20269 min readBart Szablowski

Temperature coefficient or NOCT in the hottest hour of the day, with a worked example, catalogue spreads and what a better coefficient costs in shops.

Read article
How to choose panels for a small roof or a balcony
Buying8 October 20269 min readBart Szablowski

On a small roof or balcony, module size sets how many whole modules fit. A worked example with catalogue formats, efficiency bands and Polish shop prices.

Read article
Product warranty versus performance warranty
Buying8 October 20269 min readBart Szablowski

How long solar module product and performance warranties run across our catalogue, how they differ by cell technology and maker, and what each one covers.

Read article
The same module, different shop: how much prices differ
Prices8 October 20268 min readBart Szablowski

How far apart shop prices sit for the exact same solar module, measured on live offers before VAT, and what stock status and shop habits add to the gap.

Read article
Solar panel price per watt by market
Prices8 October 20268 min readBart Szablowski

What a rooftop solar module costs per watt before tax in each market, from live shop offers, with the spread inside each country and what it means for a buyer.

Read article
STC power versus what you actually get
Performance8 October 20269 min readBart Szablowski

Why a solar panel rarely delivers its rated power, and how much heat, weaker light and power tolerance take away, from catalogue figures and PVGIS.

Read article
TOPCon or PERC when buying today?
Buying8 October 20269 min readBart Szablowski

TOPCon or PERC? Efficiency, heat losses, warranted ageing and price per watt compared across our module catalogue and live Polish shop offers.

Read article
Voc, Isc and your inverter: reading voltage and current
Buying8 October 20268 min readBart Szablowski

Where Voc and Isc sit on a datasheet, how far cold raises the voltage and heat the current, and which inverter limits they are checked against.

Read article
Warranty terms across manufacturers
Buying8 October 20268 min readBart Szablowski

Which manufacturers state the longest product and performance warranties in our catalogue, counted per company with a minimum number of datasheets each.

Read article
Which power class is cheapest per watt
Prices8 October 20269 min readBart Szablowski

Does a watt cost less on a bigger solar module? Live shop offers split into five power classes, in Poland and across markets, with spreads and shop counts.

Read article
Cell technology and the temperature coefficient
Technology7 October 20267 min readBart Szablowski

Datasheet temperature coefficients grouped by cell technology across our catalogue, with medians, spreads and what the gap is worth on a hot roof.

Read article