A 100W solar panel costs about 100 bucks. At 15 cents a KWh, it should be able to produce about $800 worth of electricity in 25 years under normal conditions.
72W nom x 8 hours per day x 25 years @ $0.15/KWh
Pedes, ffs, I am talking about panels here, not batteries or other equipment that may be a part of a solar system
And wow, the downdoots on this comment. And nobody can tell me where I got it wrong? How convenient!
My panels are 17 years old and have lost about 20% of their output. Big whoop. Battery degradation is not part of this particular conversation (clearly you haven't done much research on this either)
On solar panels: your claim is impossible unless those making the panels are selling them at HUGE losses (read: giving them away for free)
A 100W solar panel costs about 100 bucks. At 15 cents a KWh, it should be able to produce about $800 worth of electricity in 25 years under normal conditions.
72W nom x 8 hours per day x 25 years @ $0.15/KWh
Pedes, ffs, I am talking about panels here, not batteries or other equipment that may be a part of a solar system
And wow, the downdoots on this comment. And nobody can tell me where I got it wrong? How convenient!
Debooonked! Prove me wrong.
You obviously haven't owned solar before. Solar panels degrade quickly, and batteries even faster.
You obviously won't prove me wrong, because you can't.
My panels are 17 years old and have lost about 20% of their output. Big whoop. Battery degradation is not part of this particular conversation (clearly you haven't done much research on this either)
I've had 3 different solar setups, old panels are worthless.
Not true. Original panels made in the 70s are still running at 68-69% efficiency.
Wrong. You don't physics much, do you. Prove me wrong.
Please oh righteous physics master, show me the error of my ways.