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Re:Unfounded concerns about photovoltaic toxicity and waste ... by marssaxman on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @12:32PM (#37917667)
And yet, the solar panels I installed on my Seattle house a decade ago generated enough power to pay for themselves in six years. Solar works great here. Overcast skies are not a problem: solar panels don't care which direction the photons come from, and they are more efficient when the air is cool.
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Re:Unfounded concerns about photovoltaic toxicity and waste ... by littlestymaar on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:06AM (#37927487)
> And yet, the solar panels I installed on my Seattle house a decade ago generated enough power to pay for themselves in six years.

That tells something about your local electricity market though, not about the energy or CO2 emission efficiency.

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