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Figure 4.15 Pathfinder showing marked up platform site
shading area.

The following shading tabulations are for the Solar Pathfinder (Figure 4.14) chart:

December: Totally shade; therefore, there are no percentage points = 0%
January: 7 = 7%
November: 8 + 7 = 15%
February: 8 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 6 = 35%
October: 8 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 49%
March: 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1
+ 1 = 88%
September: 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1
+ 1 + 1 = 89%
April: 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1
+ 1= 89%
August: 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1
+ 9 = 90%
May: 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1
+ 1 = 92%
July: 3 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1
+ 1 + 1 = 97%
June: 3 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1
+ 1 + 1 = 97%