Observed arrival · 2026-08-23
Rapport Orbital's Solar Sanity Check
A French-language calculator tests whether a photovoltaic installation's promised annual production was physically attainable.
Why it surfaced
The tool compares a quotation's claimed output with a deliberately generous physical ceiling calculated from PVGIS satellite data and France's Base Adresse Nationale. Its consumer-protection argument is unusually clear: if the promise exceeds even the best-case ceiling, the site says no equipment or operating condition could have achieved it.
A French-language calculator tests whether a photovoltaic installation's promised annual production was physically attainable.
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