Steve is installing a utility scale solar plant and decides that a fixed axis east-west arrangement is optimal. Why would this be?

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Steve is installing a utility scale solar plant and decides that a fixed axis east-west arrangement is optimal.  Why would this be?

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Because east-west alignment is optimal when the land is sloping towards the north

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The alignment of the panels will impact on the glare than the neighbours experience

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Fixed axis systems yield less MWh per panel than single axis tracking systems but require less land and are optimal when the land is expensive

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Fixed axis systems have the highest yield per MW of installed capacity and so the return on investment will be higher

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