Hey stupid ... from YOUR OWN citation:
"pv magazine USA offers daily updates of the latest photovoltaics news. We also offer comprehensive global coverage of the most important solar markets worldwide"
HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW ... next time, try reading with comprehension ...
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My question is whose "lifetime" are we using as a time standard ... we have mayflies here that only live a few hours ... or do they mean the "lifetime" of the panel ... maybe a dog's "lifetime", as measured in dog years ...
We should be able to get free quotes for roof-top installations ... go ahead and see if solar works for you ... free electricity even in Chicago; 6 hours a day every other day, if the snow isn't too deep; is still better than paying for electricity ... on the other hand, roof-top and utility-scale should be law in the Desert Southwest ... no matter the cost ... to power the desalination plants they need for drinking water ...
Only a MORON puts solar panels on top of a coal seam ... or a gas fired plant in the rain forest ... or a wind farm above the manure piles at stockyards ...
ETA: Idaho is almost completely reliant on cheap, carbon-neutral, hippified liberal/commie/McGovernik renewable energy ... nasty Democrats ...