[flavius29663]

solar PVs are definitely producing more than put in. It takes years, as opposed to months or days for fossil fuels and nuclear, but it does pay back. look up EROI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_return_on_investment

[rgmerk]

And the EROI on solar is constantly improving. Every year we are using less material per cell to make more efficient cells.

[nicup12345689]

Exactly the point, EROI of PV is questionable. It relies on a lot of industry (mining for example) that is/was only possible from oil/"fossil"