The efficiency guarantee is a assure that that as lengthy as the panel is functioning and undamaged, it'll still produce a minimum of 80% of its claimed energy rating after 25 years. The warranty often also guarantees that the panel will degrade in an orderly, linear style; that is, it'll solely lose a small and predictable quantity of energy output annually. Most photo voltaic panels have 25-yr efficiency warranties, and most photo voltaic PV methods should final at the least that long.