[6f8986c3]

Don’t solar panels have a life span of like 20 years?

[dv_dt]

Typically they’re warranted to keep supplying something like 80% at the 20 year mark. They’ll actually keep producing a lot longer than that.

[dboreham]

They can however fail like any piece of electronics (source: I owned a panel that failed due to cell foil contact separation).

[dv_dt]

So I assume the panel was replaced under warranty? Was everything pretty much covered, or maybe you had to pay for some installer labor?

[6f8986c3]

I did not know that. Thanks!

[post_break]

The panels I will be installing guarantee 90% output after 25 years.

[pfdietz]

Europe's oldest grid-connected PV system is 35 years old, and still running. Inverters had to be replaced 5 times though.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/02/exploring-the-depths-...

[clncy]

The life span of the inverter also needs to be considered