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861: 1 in 5 Solar Panels Are Failing — Here’s Why
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:07:42
Publish Date: 2025-10-04 13:30:00
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1 in 5 solar panels are failing—and it’s not because of hail.

A quiet reliability crisis is cracking open across the industry, and it starts with glass.

In this eye-opening conversation, Nico Johnson sits down with Tristan Erion-Lorico (Kiwa PVEL) and Dr. Teresa Barnes (NREL) to uncover why glass breakage has become the #1 cause of solar module failure. Backed by PVEL’s latest reliability data, they expose how design shortcuts, material stress, and quality-control lapses are pushing failure rates to an alarming 20%.

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