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Fixed installations don't need more efficiency. We have plenty of room as is. The price per watt is more relevant and even that has become trivial, as installat
by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
Fixed installations don't need more efficiency. We have plenty of room as is. The price per watt is more relevant and even that has become trivial, as installation costs trump panel cost. We mostly need more panels installed everywhere.
- bilsbie 2y agoEfficiency could lower labor costs potentially. Physically less panels to set up.
- thehappypm 2y agoBingo. Same exact cost of labor, 20% more power.
- RexM 2y agoIf the panels are 20% more efficient, wouldn't you need to install 20% less of them?
- skykooler 2y agoYes, but that only becomes a win if the new panels cost less than 20% more than existing ones.
- Ajedi32 2y agoIf they cost less than 20% more _total_, including installation costs, which is interesting because it means the higher the installation costs in a particular area the more likely it is to be worth the added cost of the more efficient panels (which presumably aren't more difficult to install than traditional panels).
- tomtom1337 2y agoAs an aside to the topic, that's not quite how the maths would work. If the panels were 100% more efficient, you wouldn't need 100% less of them If the panels were 20% more efficient, you'd want 1 -1/1.20 = 16.7% less of them.