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by sliverstorm 5654 days ago
Is that necessarily an ironclad reason not to use them? Can you not think of the panel as an investment of energy that is slowly returned over the course of 7 years? Like a battery, but with much greater charge density and a longer viable lifespan.

I mean, it's not like they can freely use coal and gasoline in their huts. It is also more efficient to burn the coal & gas in a plant.