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Panels should do 30 years, easy. Inverters will usually fail after 15y, and with batteries it’s unknown what the current gen will do - 15y, maybe 20? Definitely
by manmal 2mo ago
Panels should do 30 years, easy. Inverters will usually fail after 15y, and with batteries it’s unknown what the current gen will do - 15y, maybe 20? Definitely get LFP.
- noir_lord 2mo agoI’m waiting to see what the sodium packs look like before we do Solar PV (it’s on the list but not near the top so no urgency yet).
- malfist 2mo agoSodium batteries are more grid scale I believe. They require seriously high temps to operate and thats best shared in massive banks
- noir_lord 2mo agoNot just grid scale, already been used in EV’s, less temperature sensitive than Li-ion, way more charge cycles but not quite as energy dense as lithium per kg but that’s not a downside in a static installation.
- sgt 2mo agoI've seen cheaper Chinese panels fail after less than 10 though.
- manmal 2mo agoYes there was a generation with plastic back which fell apart. Everybody uses double sided glass now. Should be good.