Comment on U.S. solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after
DupaCycki@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoTrue, batteries are quite expensive and very much not environment-friendly when built on such a scale. Though it should be noted good solar panels last longer than 15 years. Even cheap panels can last 20 years.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
They need regular cleaning otherwise they can very quickly drop to close to zero output, and storms - especially hail - can destroy entire solar farms at once.