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A dependency on solar panels which needs to be replaced every 5 years is less bad then a dependency on gas which is burned every day. Having said that nuclear d
by citrin_ru 6mo ago
A dependency on solar panels which needs to be replaced every 5 years is less bad then a dependency on gas which is burned every day. Having said that nuclear decommission was a huge mistake.
- pjc50 6mo ago5 years is a ridiculous underestimate. 20 is more reasonable.
- citrin_ru 6mo ago5 years is the worst case estimate, with 20 years lifetime this dependency on China is even less bad.
- jeffbee 6mo agoNobody is retiring solar panels after only 20 years.
- NoLinkToMe 6mo agoEven 20 years is much below what most studies show. Panels tend to keep functioning well beyond 30 years, with degradation at 86%. It might be true that economically in 30 years they're so much cheaper that it's worth replacing them with new panels, but that's an optimisation, not a question of replacement need. Inverters a different story.