Re:Nuclear Power is the future (Score 1)

Sandia labs says: "A well-designed and maintained PV system will operate for more than 20 years. The PV module, with no moving parts, has an expected lifetime exceeding 30 years." If I remember right, once a panel passes its expected lifetime, its power output just starts decreasing--so it remains useful for quite some time. There are definitely solar systems out there that are made from used panels.

I would expect that durability will increase as technology improves.