PS - I hardly think that ANY precipitation along the west coast will be considered a "nuisance" for a long time to come....

Yep - saved this article for review next year. In the mean time let's see 'em forecast the weather accurately a week from now....

Voltage? Voltage? You can make a solar array output higher voltage by connecting the cells in series. What is important is POWER = V*I. If you get 5x the voltage at 1/5th the current the power output doesn't change.