{"id":16638,"date":"2025-10-07T03:32:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/10\/07\/1-in-5-solar-panels-break\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T03:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:32:30","slug":"1-in-5-solar-panels-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/10\/07\/1-in-5-solar-panels-break\/","title":{"rendered":"1 in 5 Solar Panels Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HLGzCtv6aA4?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Module reliability is facing a glass problem. Field and lab data show breakage rates that should make any EPC pause. And the kicker: \u201ctempered\u201d doesn\u2019t always mean durable in PV.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d 20% of tested modules failed due to glass breakage; even simple outdoor stabilization saw 6 of 20 crack.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\uddea Thin glass can, in fact, be tempered\u2014common assumption busted.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccf \u201cTempered\u201d spans multiple processes; not all meet PV durability needs.<\/p>\n<p>Tristan Erion-Lorico and Teresa Barnes discuss PV module glass failures, thin-glass tempering, and much more on the latest episode of SunCast with Nico Johnson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Module reliability is facing a glass problem. Field and lab data show breakage rates that should make any EPC pause. 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