I see a lot of solar panels in my corner of England.
Most of them look as though they will do their job properly and generate plenty of energy.
Occasionally I see ones that are clearly a waste of money.
Take a look at these photos of solar heating panels that came with these new build terrace houses.
The first thing you notice about it is there's a huge tree looming over them just a few metres away!
This breaks a basic rule for solar panels in a big way: Avoid having them in the shade, even partial shade. It dramatically cuts their output.
And it gets worse.
These panels face almost exactly West. Not South, as panels need to if you're going to get full use out of the sun.
In other words, these panels will only generate heat towards the end of the day, when the sun is at it's weakest.
What were the architects thinking?
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