Degrade is the better word. It will be interesting to see how these panels hold up. I’m not optimistic about what’s installed so far but know better tech is following
And OK I have quite a few panels on one of my barns. Helps run the refrigeration units.
Point of use generation types of tech are the future but they need to keep politicians out of the business
I’ve hobbied with pelton wheels, steam generators, small turbines myself.
Currently building very simple bread box heaters to heat water for the seed beds in some of our green houses to extend Spring into the Winter.
That's the point that is often missed. The money spent on R&D (materials) has paid back many times over with better technology. In fact it was the evil Bell monopoly that invented semiconductors and semiconductor photocells. If we didn't have that history (capitalism), the global warming alarmists would be telling us to cover the country completely in selenium photocells (1% efficiency) right now.