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Importing solar panels from China is a security risk. Like when Europe depended on Russian gas... Edit: US has no competitive way to manufacture panels, and wi
by throw9394494i88 1y ago
Importing solar panels from China is a security risk. Like when Europe depended on Russian gas...
Edit: US has no competitive way to manufacture panels, and with cheap imports, it never develops such industry!
- unethical_ban 1y agoDoubt. Considering the lifespan of solar panels and the ability to manufacture panels at a later date, totally different situations. We should look to non Chinese suppliers strategically, but they can't remote shutdown panels in an instant like Russia can stop a flow of gas.
- cenamus 1y agoExcept when the panels stop nothing happens for 20 something years?
- physhster 1y agoBetter than not having solar panels at all...
- genter 1y agoOne of the fascinating things about solar panels is that they continue to produce electricity for many years. Unlike a gallon of gas, once you burn it, it's gone.
- cmcconomy 1y agoremarkable
- goku12 1y agoNot just that either. Once the current installation has completed its life cycle, the replacement could come from any source - domestic, alternate or original. And since PVs generate DC supply, interfacing even significantly newer generation panels/equipment isn't going to be too hard.
- immibis 1y agoNo, because you need a continual supply of gas to keep having factories, but once you have a solar field, you have it. Ther rated lifespan for a solar panel is on the order of 20-30 years, but they're still producing 70-80% of their output after that time. They last a very long time - if not destroyed from above.
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- koolala 1y agoplease use a /s for sarcasm like this
- triceratops 1y ago> with cheap imports, it never develops such industry! Unless war compels it. But there's no Nordstream of solar panels that can be shut down in the meanwhile.