Did you know that there are different types of solar panels?

Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline are the most common, and Monocrystalline solar panels are what we are talking about today. These are monocrystalline, polycrystalline, and thin film amorphous.

Although there are hundreds of different solar panels they all basically break down into three types of solar panels available on the market today.

Solar panel overview for the monocrystalline kind

A Monocrystalline solar panel can be distinguished from the solar cells which all emerge as a single flat color. This is the oldest and most developed of the three technologies. Monocrystalline panels as the name suggests are created from a single continuous crystal structure.

Monocrystalline solar panels have the highest efficiency rates since they are made out of the highest-grade silicon, they are space-efficient, and since these solar panels yield the highest power outputs, they also require the least amount of space, although the amount is becoming marginal. 

Most manufacturers put a 25-year warranty on their monocrystalline solar panels. Because both types of crystalline solar panels are made from crystalline silicon, a really stable material,  it is likely they will last much longer than their 25-year warranty life. Monocrystalline panels have a long lifespan.

Monocrystalline solar panels tend to be more efficient in warm weather. With all solar cells, electricity production falls as temperature goes up. However, this degradation of output is less severe in monocrystalline panels than polycrystalline solar panels. Again the difference is very small.
 

Monocrystalline solar panels and the disadvantages they bring to the table

Some poly panels are even more efficient than mono panels. Monocrystalline solar panels are generally more expensive, and the difference in efficiency rates between mono and polycrystalline solar panels is getting smaller and smaller.

If you want to move into the future and join the solar revolution, or if you want to find out what solar panels are right for you, go to HahaSmart.com and try our price checker tool. You can see how much a system will cost, and how much you can save over the next 20 years.

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