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Old 09-06-2024, 04:49 PM
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Here is the bottom line. If you want to save the planet, buy a solar system. If you are trying to save money, don't buy a solar system.
And you end up not saving the environment when they reach end of life - it costs $20-30 to recycle 1 panel and $1 to put it in a landfill.

At least according to the Harvard Business Review
The Dark Side of Solar Power