[Greenbuilding] Solar and wind calculators

[LarenCorie]

From: David Bergman <bergman at cyberg.com>

> Do any of you out there use online solar or wind calculators?

> the PV Watts calculator seems to have gotten a lot more 
> complex

Hi David;

 I use PVWatts occasionally for orientations that are not
simple South facing walls, or for locations outside the US,
where basic insolation data is not on standard NREL lists.
Seems real simple (and fast) to me. I do think in BTUs,
so I convert, but that gets routine, too.

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