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To: cripplecreek

Hey I got $40k of solar panels on my roof this year. Am I in more danger of damage from the sun occurring to them?


6 posted on 01/21/2012 3:24:03 PM PST by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: George from New England

Are you serious?


8 posted on 01/21/2012 3:26:03 PM PST by Big Giant Head (Two years no AV, no viruses, computer runs great!)
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To: George from New England

WOW...My average electric bill is $200 a month...$40,000 would pay my bill for 16 years...am I missing something here?


12 posted on 01/21/2012 3:50:05 PM PST by Hotdog
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To: George from New England
> Hey I got $40k of solar panels on my roof this year. Am I in more danger of damage from the sun occurring to them?

Nope. They'll do just fine.

Normal everyday PV solar panels can take many times the usual max insolation without any damage at all. In fact there are some PV installations where they use Fresnel lenses to collect and concentrate the solar energy by a factor of 10 or more, to make the best use of the expensive solar cells. In that kind of use, the cells do tend to age quicker. But that's 10 times normal levels, continuously, for many years.

A relatively short burst like this should have no discernible effect at all.

33 posted on 01/21/2012 10:17:43 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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