• The Assman
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    291 year 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.

    • @rockSlayer
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      191 year 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

      • @[email protected]
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        71 year 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.

        • @rockSlayer
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          181 year ago

          I give the comment a pass because it’s pretty obvious hyperbole