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You burn a barrel of oil once. A solar panel lasts for 20+ years. After you have installed it, if China announces they will no longer sell new ones - you have t
by 3eb7988a1663 5d ago
You burn a barrel of oil once. A solar panel lasts for 20+ years. After you have installed it, if China announces they will no longer sell new ones - you have two decades of lead time to start building your own domestically.
- xethos 5d agoEither the panels are purchased piecemeal, in which case some have to be replaced every year as your rolling stock fail, or they're replaced in large batches - which would be incredibly predictable, suggesting China would not fill one massive order and then say "No more", assuming they're trying to inflict pain Either way though, you don't have 20 years to get up to speed.
- rightnutwingjob 5d agoNo you don’t. You have 20 years minus one day, as every day elapses. Existing installed solar capacity is degrading at one day per day.
- thelastgallon 5d agoThey have 25 year warranty with performance guarantee of 92%. After 25 years, it will continue to work fine, 8% lower output is perfectly acceptable. Most likely will last 50 years or more. There is no product on the planet that has a a multi decade warranty with this kind of performance guarantee.