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Goodbye to the idea that solar panels “die” after 25 years. A new study says the warranty does not mark the end, and real-world performance can last for decades (www.ecoticias.com)
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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I wonder if new panels last even better, since there's been more R&D done and manufacturers should have more experience now

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Or worse because how to make.money selliing more panels, aka the enshitifcation of solar.panels.

    That said I had some installed on my off grid solar cabin 20 yrs ago, 220w per panel, had some new panels installed on my small rural cottage late last uear, 370W per panel, same size panel, so that was sweet. I retired decades ago and run my home through the day on solar (hot wayer system only switches on to use solar thru the day, induction cooktop etc). and sell the excess solar to the grid, including charging my ecar off solar only.

    I am not sure how this is new though, i've always worked on a 1%-2% degredation per year for panels, not a cliff like degradation.

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