{"id":3082,"date":"2026-04-17T23:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/?page_id=3082"},"modified":"2026-04-17T23:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:52:44","slug":"solar-panel-output-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/?page_id=3082","title":{"rendered":"Solar Panel Output Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"eco-tool wp-block-group\" id=\"eco-tool-solar-5f8c2\">\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__header\">\n    <h2 class=\"eco-tool__title\">Solar Panel Output Calculator<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"eco-tool__lead\">\n      Estimate how much electricity solar panels can generate based on location, panel size, and sunlight.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <form class=\"eco-tool__form\" id=\"eco-solar-form-5f8c2\" novalidate>\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__grid3\">\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\">System size (kW)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"solar-size\" type=\"number\" value=\"5\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Typical home: 3\u201310 kW<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\">Sun hours per day<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"solar-sun\" type=\"number\" value=\"5\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Depends on region<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\">System efficiency (%)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"solar-eff\" type=\"number\" value=\"80\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Losses from heat, inverter, dust<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__actions\">\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-element-button eco-tool__btn\" onclick=\"calcSolar()\">Calculate<\/button>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-element-button eco-tool__btn eco-tool__btn--ghost\" onclick=\"location.reload()\">Reset<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/form>\n\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__result\" id=\"solar-result\" hidden>\n    <h3 class=\"eco-tool__subtitle\">Result<\/h3>\n\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__cards\">\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__card\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-label\">Daily output<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-value\" id=\"solar-day\">\u2014<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__card\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-label\">Yearly output<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-value\" id=\"solar-year\">\u2014<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n.eco-tool{\n  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.12);\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  padding: 16px;\n}\n.eco-tool__header{ margin-bottom: 12px; 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