Hacker News: digarbitragehttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=digarbitrageHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:48:50 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by digarbitrage in "Amish Counter Top Kitchen Appliances Run Off Compressed Air (2012)"]]>This criticism of solar power is mostly propaganda from the fossil fuel industry.

There are 5+ types of solar panels. Cadmium-Telluride solar cells, the ones criticized for toxic components, only make up about 5% of all solar panels produced.

Most conventional solar panels are made from Silicon. Silicon is produced by refining sand. It's not toxic and makes up objects that we use every day (i.e. windows or cups).

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