You probably don't get free money for using used panels, only new
panels. And there's probably a grant for 'Upgrading' to more efficient
panels.
On 7/15/2022 1:33 PM, Mathew Howard wrote:
I find it pretty hard to believe that a lot of solar panels that get
replaced just because they're "at the end of their life cycle". I'd
bet that there will be a decent market for used panels that can still
do ~50% of their output. If nothing else, somebody should start
collecting them all and fill a nice patch of desert with them.
On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:12 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
OK, hyperbole, the stream of waste has hardly started.
Not filling up the landfills.
The type of waste? Copper, Selenium?
You can buy supplements of those at the drug store.
Arsenic? Very little in a panel.
And Arsenic has a hormetic effect. People are healthier if their
drinking water contains a little vs none. Not sure this is a
significant issue. Like to know more.
And solar panels degrade about 0.5-1% a year. The article says
many panels are coming to the end of their 25 year life. Hey, I
will not uninstall mine until they are below 50%. Just cheap that
way.
I am surprised California is so flat. Flatter than Nebraska.
This is due to the frequent “sky is falling” issues there.....
Glad to see that Diablo is getting a new lease on life. Nuclear
will solve everything.
*From:* Bill Prince
*Sent:* Friday, July 15, 2022 11:26 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT solar panels
Here's a PDF of the article in today's Merc.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 7/15/2022 9:53 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
The LA times has an article about CA landfills filling up with
solar panels. It is behind a paywall, so I guess I won’t read
it. Sounds like hyperbole to me. First, the all the solar panels
in the state, by volume probably don’t match a weeks’ worth of
municipal solid waste by volume, so that is hardly filling up the
landfills. Second, it hints they are toxic. Really? Glass and
aluminum. Silicon dioxide is just purified glass. Yes, they do
have dopants in them. And there is some solder but probably rohs
solder.
Is there any truth to this? Secondly, why? Are there really
that many worn out solar panels? I have never had one wear out
to the point that I disposed of it. And I have had solar panels
of some sort for close to 50 years.
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