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Don’t solar panels have a life span of like 20 years?
by 6f8986c3 5y ago
Don’t solar panels have a life span of like 20 years?
- dv_dt 5y agoTypically they’re warranted to keep supplying something like 80% at the 20 year mark. They’ll actually keep producing a lot longer than that.
- 6f8986c3 5y agoI did not know that. Thanks!
- dboreham 5y agoThey can however fail like any piece of electronics (source: I owned a panel that failed due to cell foil contact separation).
- dv_dt 5y agoSo I assume the panel was replaced under warranty? Was everything pretty much covered, or maybe you had to pay for some installer labor?
- post_break 5y agoThe panels I will be installing guarantee 90% output after 25 years.
- clncy 5y agoThe life span of the inverter also needs to be considered
- pfdietz 5y agoEurope's oldest grid-connected PV system is 35 years old, and still running. Inverters had to be replaced 5 times though. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/02/exploring-the-depths-of-europes-oldest-grid-connected-pv-system/ https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/02/exploring-the-depths-...