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 "id": "annual-solar-average-surplus-hides-winter-brownout-nights",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Solar sizing says '\u2713 Surplus, 149% covered' on flat annual average but device browns out 101 winter nights \u2014 size solar+battery with a day-by-day year simulation",
 "symptom": "Flat-average power-balance verdict shows surplus while a day-resolution simulation shows the battery pinned at the 20% usable floor through midwinter",
 "hw": [
  "solar-panel"
 ],
 "intent": "size solar panel + battery for an always-on outdoor camera node",
 "date": "2026-07-12",
 "status": "working",
 "confidence": "high",
 "cost": "found only because a new chart contradicted the existing verdict chip",
 "author": "sarg",
 "handle": "sarg",
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  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}