[DB]

That isn’t quite accurate.

Many manufacturers offer warranties of 20 or more years.

What really happens is they slowly fade in performance.

[rdcbn]

Current generations of solar cells consume more BTUs of fossil fuel energy to manufacture than they produce in BTU’s over their entire life span if they make it the full 20 years at full rated performance -which, of course, they don't.

By front loading the burning of fossil fuels they actually radically INCREASE the amount of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere

[upcountryhorseman]

I heard that the turbines made in India had blade problems and in others the gear drives would’nt hold up. In northern California, we go through Altamont Pass where there are a lot of wind turbines. I observe that many are not operating: I suspect because they are too costly to repair.