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Kitchen_Nail_6779 t1_j7yuybg wrote

Reply to comment by thisoneisnotasbad in Did you use SunRun for your solar power installation by Kink4202

Solar panels don't stop working at "end of life" do they? Don't they continue to work, just less efficiently? It's basically free power isn't it?

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WantDastardlyBack t1_j7z3eu1 wrote

The PV module only lasts 30-35 years, some quit sooner and some last longer, but they do have an end-of-life and will need to be recycled and new ones installed if you still want them. That's one thing that's happening in areas, like California, where rooftop solar started. They've reached that end of life and few recycling facilities that can take apart the different components exist. https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/end-life-management-solar-photovoltaics

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