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Why does dry and hot weather kill solar power? (Is there something non-intuitive about solar panels and too much heat?)



Their efficiency drops with each extra celsius degree above a certain temperature threshold, exact numbers depend on the model. See for example:

https://www.bostonsolar.us/solar-blog-resource-center/blog/h...




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