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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Energy => Topic started by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 15, 2021, 02:01:18 pm

Title: Built solar assets are ‘chronically underperforming’ and modules degrading faster than expected, res
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 15, 2021, 02:01:18 pm

https://www.pv-tech.org/built-solar-assets-are-chronically-underperforming-and-modules-degrading-faster-than-expected-research-finds/?fbclid=IwAR1DkYAZk-HoRdmb-MLK4Z5wiODrk2uvg80e0AMIEET0ON0LOsdwHnOgC0g

Solar asset underperformance continues to worsen, with projects “chronically underperforming” P99 estimates and modules degrading faster than previously anticipated, risk management firm kWh Analytics has found.

Title: Re: Built solar assets are ‘chronically underperforming’ and modules degrading faster than expected,
Post by: Joe Wooten on June 15, 2021, 03:19:14 pm

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Title: Re: Built solar assets are ‘chronically underperforming’ and modules degrading faster than expected,
Post by: rustynail on June 15, 2021, 03:39:47 pm

Must be the Acid Rain 'degrading' them.

Title: Re: Built solar assets are ‘chronically underperforming’ and modules degrading faster than expected,
Post by: Bigun on June 15, 2021, 03:46:01 pm

Quote from: Joe Wooten on June 15, 2021, 03:19:14 pm

(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/74888796.jpg)

 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Built solar assets are ‘chronically underperforming’ and modules degrading faster than expected,
Post by: thackney on June 15, 2021, 04:55:47 pm

A lot of residential systems have a long (15~20 yr) break even cost, even with the subsidies.

This is going to make it a lot worse.