How Reliable are Solar Panels? A recent study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a federal laboratory researching renewable energy efficiency technologies, found that solar panels were reliable and long-lasting. For people considering solar for their home or business, it is essential to understand why solar panels fail and if they should be concerned with their quality. In 2008, solar panels were still fairly new on the market and the technology for solar panels was not very advanced in terms of efficiency and a lot of problems were experienced due to equipment failures. In 2019, solar panel manufacturers have improved their testing processes, their manufacturing processes are a lot more sophisticated, and the level of quality testing they conduct is quite high, so you can be sure that the current failure rate is even lower. Making sure that the long-term costs of going solar are outweighed by its benefits. Solar panel manufacturers with the best reputations provide a minimum 25-year warranty on power output. It’s highly unlikely that your solar panels will ever fail; in the event that they do, you will be covered by the warranty, and the replacement panel will be free of charge. Why Do […]
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