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Originally Posted by DaltonS
[LIST=1][*]Does that mean each solar mirror system reflecting on a solar panel array provides the same energy as another solar panel? (Mirrors are cheaper than solar panels, after all.)
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Until you hit intensities high enough to damage your solar panels (likely considerably higher than sunlight), pretty much. The main reason we don't use concentrating mirrors for solar panels on Earth is because making it work properly with the rotation of the earth pretty much eats any savings you might get from the mirror.