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> Would I prefer a solar system that is 1/3 the cost but 1/4 the life in the US? I don't know. Hmmm. If we assume that solar panels are rapidly advancing, the
by dragontamer 4y ago
> Would I prefer a solar system that is 1/3 the cost but 1/4 the life in the US? I don't know.
Hmmm.
If we assume that solar panels are rapidly advancing, then probably?
The reason 'move fast and break things' works for computers, is that computers are gonna be upgraded in 2 years anyway and we are going to rewrite everything in 5 to 10 years with whatever new programming language becomes popular then.
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If solar panels are going such a revolution, then yeah, shorter lifespan and short term decisions dominate.
- krupan 4y agoIsn't the whole point of solar that it's "clean" and "renewable"? If we are wasting panels every 5 years that doesn't sound clean or renewable to me.
- hedora 4y agoIt depends on the embodied carbon of the panels and the time for it to be less than the local power plant. (There's also the actual wasted panels, and raw materials, but let's face it, that's rounding error vs five years of household waste. Also, the replacement will probably be better on those fronts.)