Meanwhile, South of Houston......Solar "Farm" Destroyed by Hail Storm

[Bill]

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[SurfnSun]

😲 seriously, why can’t they put acrylic or some sort of protective layer on those things?

[Mike Mercury]

Originally Posted by SurfnSun

😲 seriously, why can’t they put acrylic or some sort of protective layer on those things?

it's already not a cost effective way to generate electricity.

[JRD77VET]

And who was the numbnut that thought this was a good idea?

Let's just push the new green scam so we can control the populace

[SurfnSun]

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury

it's already not a cost effective way to generate electricity.

Hard to say. There is solar everywhere here in FL, but we have more sun than anywhere but AZ or NM.

[Swany00]

Originally Posted by SurfnSun

😲 seriously, why can’t they put acrylic or some sort of protective layer on those things?

should just put a cover over them

[Unsuspicious]

I've said this before, they should just put these things indoors and when you want to make electricity, just turn on the overhead lights.

[slewfoot]

I'd be more concerned flying in that Robinson

[Bruze]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

And who was the numbnut that thought this was a good idea?

Algore.

[Aerovette]

Any reports of damaged drill rigs?

Didn't think so.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Aerovette

Any reports of damaged drill rigs?

Didn't think so.

Mic Drop.

[Rodnok1]

Don't worry the electric company will pass 100% of the costs onto the consumer... Win win.. Uhh wait wut.

I'm sure it's nothing a 100 mil protective cover couldn't have prevented. Ya know cause it's more efficient money wise for solar.

[vettemed]

how bout a giant heat gun to melt the hail before it hits the panels?

[SurfnSun]

Originally Posted by Aerovette

Any reports of damaged drill rigs?

Didn't think so.

To be fair, surely you haven’t forgotten the Deep Horizon oil spill…

[MadInNc]

not the first time a solar farm was wiped out.

Nebraska 2023 with 14.4 panels

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/neb...rces-fragility


Texas 2020 and then in 2022

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimfoer...h=7a45752529f1

Hurricanes, blizzards, tornados, hailstorms, and wildfires are all weather events that pose risks to solar farms, but the costliest weather event that threatens the solar industry is not the most frequent or deadly. Hailstorms have been the biggest weather risk to the solar industry for asset damage and loss. Solar Power World reported that summer hail in Texas in 2022 caused over $300 million in damage to solar fields, ten times more costly than the solar damage caused by Hurricane Hanna in 2020. So, what makes these icy projectiles so dangerous? Part of it has to do with the science of forecasting hailstorms and the risk resiliency plans of solar developers. And sometimes physics simply wins. Last month in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, baseball-sized hail collided with glass solar panels at an estimated 100-150 mph, essentially destroying the entire solar farm.

[zsr22]

Originally Posted by SurfnSun

😲 seriously, why can’t they put acrylic or some sort of protective layer on those things?

Or round up all the illegals and give them tennis rackets when a hail storm is coming. Let them earn their citizenship.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury

it's already not a cost effective way to generate electricity.

Think about how much good farm land is being wasted......

[vettemed]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

Think about how much good farm land is being wasted......

Yeah, that land could otherwise be used to grow corn to turn into shitty gasoline, man!

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by vettemed

Yeah, that land could otherwise be used to grow corn to turn into shitty gasoline, man!

Nah, you have to get closer to Dallas for that. Just ask Willie Nelson.....

[LATB]

Originally Posted by vettemed

Yeah, that land could otherwise be used to grow corn to turn into shitty gasoline, man!

Still a better use of the land.