The 'conversion efficiency' numbers might not cove

The 'conversion efficiency' numbers might not cover all the bases in the overall comparative LCOE equations, but it does serve a purpose in being the one number & a basis for communication that the average Joe-on-the-street can wrap his head around. With that in-mind, I'd suggest that a metric middleground should be submitted so some clarity can be established...instead of this hodge-podge of diverse factors being the only thing we have to go by. In the abscense of any other viable metric to accomplish this, I submit that a suitable middleground metric might be in the form of 'comparative 24hr outputs', resulting in 'one' single number for the 'average' conversion efficiency over a 24hr period. I make no claims at being a math wizard, & I'm certain some other folks adept at analytics could illustrate this far better, but for the sake of discussion, let me propose the following hypothetical example for a side-by-side comparisons on an ideal summer day.
*Brand-S...convention silicon solar panel puts out an avg 18% CE over an 8hr period, then goes dark for the remaing 16hrs.
...or....18x8=144 units total over 24hrs.
*Brand-Q...QDSC panel puts out an avg 12% CE for 8hrs, then a 4% CE avg from IR & UV during the remaining 16hrs.
...or....12x8=96 units + 4x16=64....96+64=160 units total over 24hrs.
**As mentioned, I could easily be wrong, but for the lack of something else better that I can wrap my head around, this example seems rational to me...& if viable, or something similar, might be of value to fill-in the void of understanding for laymen investors, like me anyway