How much energy can a solar panel collect in one hour?

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Homework Statement



The average intensity of sunlight at the top of the Earth's atmosphere is about 1400 W/m^2. What is the maximum energy that a 20 m × 30 m solar panel could collect in one hour in this sunlight?



Homework Equations



Not sure what equation to use



The Attempt at a Solution



Getting an equation to start with would really help
 
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i was thinking about P= E/S. The intensity is power/area. So 1400/600= 2.33. But how do we relate this intensity to E/S (s being 3600 seconds).
 
Think what the units of a watt are and how power and energy are related.