{"id":25603,"date":"2022-10-18T02:08:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T02:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/?page_id=25603"},"modified":"2022-10-21T02:58:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T02:58:56","slug":"solar-panel-tilt-angle-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/solar-panel-tilt-angle-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Panel Tilt Angle Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25603\" class=\"elementor elementor-25603\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c5b30b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c5b30b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b33001\" data-id=\"0b33001\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db81d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"db81d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"calculator-container\">\n\n      <form id=\"tiltAngleCalculatorForm\">\n<button type=\"submit\" disabled=\"\" style=\"display: none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/button>\n        <div class=\"calculator-element\">\n          <div class=\"calculator-input\">\n            <label class=\"calculator-input-label\" for=\"userAddress\">\n              Address, City, or Zip Code\n            <\/label>\n            <input id=\"userAddress\" type=\"text\" class=\"calculator-input-input pac-target-input\" data-lpignore=\"true\" placeholder=\"Enter a location\" autocomplete=\"off\">\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"calculator-element\">\n          <div class=\"calculator-input\">\n            or\n            <button class=\"calculator-button\" onclick=\"return getLocation()\" type=\"button\">\n              Use Your Current Location\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n          <div id=\"getLocationError\" class=\"calculator-input-error\">\n            <strong>Error:<\/strong> Could not get your location. Make sure location services are enabled in your browser or in your phone's browser app.\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/form>\n\n      <div id=\"calculatorResults\" class=\"calculator-results\">\n        <div class=\"calculator-results-title\">\n          Your optimal year-round tilt angle:\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"successResults\" class=\"calculator-results-result\">\n          <strong><\/strong> from horizontal\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"calculator-results-title\">\n          Your optimal tilt angles by season:\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"successResultsSeasons\" class=\"calculator-results-list\">\n          <ul>\n            <li id=\"successResultsSpring\"><\/li>\n            <li id=\"successResultsSummer\"><\/li>\n            <li id=\"successResultsFall\"><\/li>\n            <li id=\"successResultsWinter\"><\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"calculator-results-title\">\n          Your optimal tilt angles by 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