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Solar modules deployed in France in 1992 still provide 75.9% of original output power (www.pv-magazine.com)
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[–] frezik@midwest.social 7 points 5 months ago

especially when the nuclear lobby say things like ‘they’re safe as long as they’re run properly and no one cuts corners, but please don’t regulated them properly or they won’t be cost effective’

This this this, so much this. Yes, they can be safe. That safety comes with heavy regulation. That makes them incredibly expensive, and once you get there, it's just not worthwhile anymore.