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Many setups I saw (PV) are mainly maintained by being washed by rain, and I fail to understand why the maintenance of a (non obsolete) home solar panel would be
by natmaka 7y ago
Many setups I saw (PV) are mainly maintained by being washed by rain, and I fail to understand why the maintenance of a (non obsolete) home solar panel would be expensive (neglecting vandalism/theft)(?)
Moreover energy produced by solar panels in homes is locally consumed, therefore there is no maintenance (nor any non-neglectable cost or loss) related to distribution (they are non neglectable).
- xkjkls 7y agoSolar panels and accompanying equipment break. It’s much easier to maintain a centralized installation than having people need to travel for service.
- natmaka 7y agoHome thermo solar (solar water heating) sometimes breaks (pump...) but a home setup is so simple many owners can repair it themselves, and nearly all can easily find a local serviceman, a competent plumber can tackle most problems. As for photovoltaic a home system seems very robust to me, even serious hail cannot damage it (some windshields will break under it way before the panels!). I completely fail to see even a single and most prominent problem. In a sunny geographical zones there usually are many user, and a is local service offering.