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We have several large oak trees dropping heavy shade on the back half of our roof during the afternoon. How much does partial shade actually reduce overall solar panel efficiency, and should we trim them before getting quotes?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
We have several large oak trees dropping heavy shade on the back half of our roof during the afternoon. How much does partial shade actually reduce overall solar panel efficiency, and should we trim them before getting quotes?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
NREL photovoltaic partial shading effects bypass diodes module mismatch solar production shade treesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
Florida solar installer shade analysis tree trimming solar panels oak trees roof shadeGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason

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Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequence50%Reason50%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
NREL photovoltaic partial shading effects bypass diodes module mismatch solar production shade trees Google ↗
Florida solar installer shade analysis tree trimming solar panels oak trees roof shade Google ↗
  1. Partial-Shading Assessment of · nrel.gov
  2. Shading and Layout · samrepo.nlr.gov

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
NREL photovoltaic partial shading effects bypass diodes module mismatch solar production shade trees
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1
Florida solar installer shade analysis tree trimming solar panels oak trees roof shade
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1