{"id":21728,"date":"2026-01-15T22:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/?page_id=21728"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:29:08","slug":"irradiance-the-effects-of-temperature-on-power-output","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circuitenergy.ca\/staging\/8539\/irradiance-the-effects-of-temperature-on-power-output\/","title":{"rendered":"Irradiance &#038; the effects of Temperature on Power Output"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21728\" class=\"elementor elementor-21728\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-429d873 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"429d873\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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