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Originally Posted by zamler
I looked up several sources they were all similar so what I posted should be accurate.
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That might be for a smallish system, 1.5-2kW?
There was a post by a Calgary redditor a few years back that gave great details on the performance of their 5 kW system. It generated about 4800 kWh for the entire year (capacity factor of 11%), not much less than their annual consumption.
https://imgur.com/a/aJ4BG
However, as they point out (and Fuzz has noted as well), production doesn't match consumption, with 75% sold back to the grid. You can also see how terrible solar is in the Alberta winter. This seasonal limitation is why solar, utility or residential, will always be a minor generation source for high latitude regions like Alberta.