• The Assman@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    *minus the energy needed to make, maintain, and replace solar panels.

    I support more solar installations, just calling out it isn’t free power.

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      9 months ago

      As more solar is installed, the less power input we need to provide. There will be a point where all solar power required to make a solar panel will be produced by solar panels

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        9 months ago

        As more solar panels are installed, more material and maintenance are required. They deteriorate over time, and require large physical areas.

        I guess at that point, each panel needs to be extremely efficient to limit the space, extremely durable, made of cheap materials, easily recyclable into another panel.