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63. Yep, electrical connections in outdoor environments are problematic.

Fri Nov 4, 2016, 06:23 PM

Nov 2016

These will be subject to great thermal swings, moisture, and air pollution.

Near the ocean there's salt spray to worry about. Once upon a time I lived near the ocean. A friend of mine bought a Chevy Vega and the ocean breezes ate it. My dad had a little fishing boat and the ocean was always chewing on it. There was always some electrical thing that wasn't working, every time you took it out.

The more electrical connectors you have, the greater the odds some will fail.

I don't think larger monolithic solar panels are ugly, especially in new construction or refurbishments where an architect has accounted for them.

In any case, a society powered by "renewable" energy would look nothing like the high energy fossil fueled society we now enjoy.

Solar, wind, even nuclear power, none of them are drop-in replacements for fossil fuels.

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