>Nobody is going to try steal the hot copper wires connecting my house to the grid. Especially considering the wires connecting your house to the grid are actu

>Nobody is going to try steal the hot copper wires connecting my house to the grid. Especially considering the wires connecting your house to the grid are actually aluminum. Is PV theft really a problem though? I mean they could sell them on ebay but AFAIK most thieves aren't just fencing everything on ebay. I can't imagine a pawn shop would give them much for it considering how hard it would be for the pawn shop to resell them. With copper and aluminum theft the thieves can just go down to the nearest scrapyard and get paid by the pound.