The definitive website for correct, optimum panel tilt calculations is:
macslab.com/optsolar.html < mod note link gone bad >
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Sunlight, power, day length, expected harvest = PV Watts
After you've established what your load is, here is where to look for size of array needed to power it.
http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/pvwatts/
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