How do solar panels work when theres cloudy weather?

on the news there putting solar panels on houses to say on energy or something like that. how are solar panels suppost to produce energy for that household if the weathers been cloudy all day?

Answer #1

if i had to make a guess id say that they would have a battery backup so when teh suns not out in the uk like 11.5 months of the year the battery will auto kick in. not really solar is it lol

Answer #2

cause it was on the news and i was like hows it suppost to work if the weathers beeing really crap like was today and yesterday :|

Answer #3

solar panels work on any available light not just bright sunlight like people think so even if its cloudy you still get power and they do have battery backup’s for night :P

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Answer #4

Even on a very cloudy day you still get some light & energy reaching the surface of the earth, just not as much as a clear 100 degree day. So the solar panels would still generate electricity, just not quite as much.

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