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How many solar panels are required to set up 1MW power plant?

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Solar panels are available in various watt sizes like 330w, 315w, 300w, 250w, 150w, 120w, 100w, etc., 1 MW equals to 1000 KW and 1 KW equals to 1000 watts I.e. read more

That 1 MW continuous solar power plant requires an extraordinary number of panels and nearly a 0.5 [math]km^2[/math] upon which to mount them. Land is expensive. Also, we need to add storage which will add considerable cost. read more

The land required for a 1 MW power plant setup is around 4.5-5 acres for Crystalline technology and around 6.5-7.5 acres for Thin-Film technology. This is only a rough benchmark and may vary based on technology and efficiency of panels. read more

Thus, a 1 MW solar power plant with crystalline panels (about 18% efficiency) will require about 4 acres, while the same plant with thin film technology (12% efficiency) will require about 6 acres. The area required by thin film panels is about 50% more than that for the crystalline, as the latter are about 50% more efficient than the former. read more

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