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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What matters is longevity and price per watt, first and foremost.

High-efficiency solar panels might be cool for spacecraft or other highly limited space installations, but generally it really isn't the absolute first priority.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I'm the big picture, maybe. On the other hand, there are plenty of cases where efficiency-per-size may be more important than price-per-efficiency given the available surface area to place a panel.