What If Our Solar Panels Wear Out?

These Solar Panel Won’t Last Forever, Right? Kevin Kraft and Holly Raye Kraft are homeowners in the process of getting a solar panel system for their own home. They live in New Jersey. In this portion of our interview with them, Kevin talks about the length of time the solar panels could be used. How long is the service life of a solar panel system? The manufacturers' limited warranty is for twenty-five or thirty years. Then what? If a solar panel lasts for twenty five years it will need to be replaced. What choices will be available at that time? It is a serious question, because if you have a home that is powered by solar you will expect to continue to power your home that way going forward. Will you simply buy replacement panels one by one as needed? Good Question — And Kevin Kraft, a homeowner in New Jersey has worked out some ideas on this. If you are thinking about it yourself, you'll be glad you took a moment to check in with Kevin & Holly as they talk about their own home. Let's face it, those solar panels will not last forever. The Kraft family solar panel project seems to be motivated by much more than the finance cost. So it is important to get a clear understanding that they are not forgetting about the service life cycle of the solar panels themselves. Watch now in this short piece of our interview which we are calling, "How Long Will These Solar Panels Last?"

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 1m 12s Date Found: Wed, Apr 14 2010 10:18 PM Category: Technology Date Produced: Tue, Apr 13 2010 5:01 AM View Count: 0