@WandererUber @doonxib @db @sickburnbro It would be nice to see solar panels and wind turbines being recycled, but atm they are too expensive to do so. All the videos I've seen of them being dumped are all in Europe, but there are a few companies trying to do so. technologyreview.com/2021/08/19/1032215/solar-panels-recycling/

My dad's system is not a DYI, but with the US, the largest problem is sub contracting and frankenstein parts. It works, but he has to make minor adjustments all the time and the guy that installed them isn't big on customer service. Most of Solar Panel companies in America operate solely as sellers of contracts and they sub contract the parts and labor through a 3rd party. More often than not you have no idea what kind of work or product you'll be getting until you get it, and I've seen enough BBB reviews and cases on the companies that reached out to me and those I've researched to stay clear of.