I'm going to reply to Quinn here: It is very cloudy up here (I live near Watertown, NY) in the winter but as I understand it, a lot of the UV still gets through.
Maud Essen wrote: >Hi, Quinn! > >In the Midwestern U.S. we tend not to have the same persistent type >of weather pattern. With the exception of several weeks during the >four winter months, we have nearly as much sun as California because >the the jet stream from Canada collides with weather systems from the >Gulf of Mexico and pushes weather patterns through so quickly. > >Maud >St. Louis, MO > > > >>Just a thought, but having lived in Buffalo, NY I recall winter as being >>very cloudy in general, lots of snow etc. Doesn't seem like the sun would >>reach a solar panel on the cloudy days or through the snow covering the >>vehicle. >> >>Quinn >> >> >> -- -- Martin Klingensmith http://infoarchive.net/ http://nnytech.net/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/