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I had roughly a thousand solar modules that were either new unused surplus or had frame mounting hole damage that would not allow them to be used on the racks. They were all 100% functional and safe. They were available from some NEXTERA projects we worked
on. I tried donating them organizations like Energy Foot Print but in all cases they were unresponsive. I ultimately gave them away to various people who were building their own solar systems for remote cabins, RV's etc. They all went quickly and are now working
in good homes. The only thing I asked was that the recipients come and pick them up, and agree to put them to good use. Generally speaking, older used modules are not going to perform like modern new ones but are still useful and are a good value, particularly
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org> on behalf of Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 30, 2026 10:56 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Jerry Shafer <jerrysgarage01@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Re-using/recycling old solar panels</font>
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<div dir="auto">I use CL, 25 to 75 ea. Inverters that work 200 to 250,. With bad modules l take the frames off and they go to a recycling facility that will take them but at a cost, usually 25 ea. Land fills do not except panels any more. I have had better
luck selling mono's then poly's, LG, Sharp 175/185's these go quick, don't even try to sell Trina, BP, Suntec or brands l would never sell new. Had a school that wanted some but l had to pay them a scrap charge so that did not happen.
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<div dir="auto">On a similar tip as Ray we have an Army Surplus type store that will take them, and they seem to disappear. But only in quantities associated with residential systems…not in any sort of bulk. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 6:27 PM Ray Walters via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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Here in the Denver area, I've taken them to the Habitat for Humanity <br>
Restore. When I went in a few weeks later, they had sold them all.<br>
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On 6/30/2026 3:27 PM, David Coale via RE-wrenches wrote:<br>
> Hi All,<br>
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> I was wondering what people are doing when they have a bunch of old <br>
> solar panels that work, but are less than 200 watts/20 years old, and <br>
> harder to get rid of?<br>
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> Specifically, in the SF Bay Area, are there any recyclers or <br>
> organizations that will take working panels for reuse or recycling?<br>
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