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grey-areayesterday at 7:27 PM1 replyview on HN

No the solar panels do not absorb only infrared or even mostly infrared.


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CalRobertyesterday at 7:52 PM

OK, but I don't see how that addresses what I was getting at?

As a thought experiment, imagine you attach a heater to the solar panels (maybe it's a sunny day in winter). Do you get free energy for heat?

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