[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***or in the case of solar cell manufacturing: high-grad silicon or arsenic?).***

Just wondering...How well does a solar cell hold up in a serious hail storm, say golf ball or larger sized hail stones? Or when a big tree limb is blown down and hits the pannels.

[wolf78]

Just wondering...How well does a solar cell hold up in a serious hail storm, say golf ball or larger sized hail stones? Or when a big tree limb is blown down and hits the pannels.

I'd say as a rule of thumb: If it doesn't break your windows, your solar panel should be fine. I guess there's a market for solar cell insurance and the real risk is factored into the insurance premiums. But then again, no type of power generation is perfect. If you have a record heatwave / drought conditions you'll e.g. run into cooling problems with a nuclear reactor.