Question about Solar Panel Degradation over time

[DaveDE2]

I'd say forget about fretting over any long term warranties. Chances are, your panels will be trouble free for a LONG time, and by the time one of them does fail, you'll be best off by just bypassing it or replacing it with a new panel at probably a ridiculously low price. Same with inverters. The Sunny Boy 6.0s I bought 2 years ago are down by 50% in price now.

[paris401]

There are some catches and what you may think is covered is not likely covered.

Last thing you want to do is buy from a manufacture like SP or any other manufacture who's core biz is solar panels and renewable energy. Reason is very simple, most have already gone out of biz and their warranties are not worth the paper it is printed on. Companies like SP revenues are negative and bleeding cash. So if you are going to buy pick a manufacture like Kyocera, Panasonic, LG and other large companies that have been around a long time and solar is only a small fraction of their biz. Those guys will be around for a long time to honor warranties.
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that mite not be true... are the LG/Panny/LG panel company part of the mother co, or a sub ??? what is the connection to the mother- if they starting bleeding $$$, can they close down the sub ... lots of questions, and finding the answer mite be impossible till that fateful day arrives