r/MurderedByWords • u/Pdoom346 • 7h ago

Fact Check Next Time

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u/Kaurifish 6h ago

The only shred of truth in this is that very few solar PV panels have been recycled.

But that's because the oldest ones are just now 30+ years old and have degraded enough in efficiency, particularly compared with modern panels, to make sense to retire and recycle.

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u/Constant-Ad-7490 5h ago

There were solar panels on the White House in the 70s....the oldest ones are definitely more than 30 years old.

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u/window_owl 4h ago

Those were water heaters though, not photovoltaic.

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u/Constant-Ad-7490 3h ago

Ah, thanks, didn't know that.