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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
atreis,
What's your opinion of flexible versus rigid solar panels?
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Avoid flexible panels unless you really have no other option. Even then, fasten them in such a way that you can replace them easily, because if you keep your RV for more than 2-3 years, you'll probably be replacing them.
Solar panels degrade faster if they overheat. They also lose efficiency while overheated. The air gap underneath rigid panels helps to keep them from overheating.
As another poster commented, plan on flexible panels direct mounted on the roof losing ~15% of their capacity annually.
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