EROI on commercial solar panels is generally less than a year in sunny climates. Even in somewhere like Seattle, which isn't generally regarded as sunny the ER

EROI on commercial solar panels is generally less than a year in sunny climates. Even in somewhere like Seattle, which isn't generally regarded as sunny the EROI is two years. The cost of energy costs are important when considering the economics of energy sources, but they are not the only costs to consider, if only because it is not yet practical to simply substitute more energy for another input.