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by billbrown 272 days ago
What an odd response! I never mentioned ICE so I suspect you're arguing against someone else.

The 40% "wasted sunlight" doesn't have a cost—sure, yes, kind of besides the point—but it also generates no electricity. That efficiency is further compounded by reductions in incidence by latitude, cloud cover, and time of day. The diminishment thus could be quite serious on any given panel or farm.