A throw away statement in the article...they are going to build a 7 ft fence so people don’t have to look at these things.
Besides being too high for zoning as a front yard fence, them there fences cost some $$, which I’m sure isn’t included in the project costs.
The tornado in 1966 (F5) went right by this hospital. Its a concrete structure, and a co-worker even claims to have run to this building for shelter. So these panels would have been toast. Their likely demise, though - hail. We get a lot of it - hard to imagine any one spot going a decade without getting hit. I’m sure these panels can take small hail...but there has to be a breaking point.
Solar panels are tested against hail. It would take historic monster hail to due damage. Any damage done should be covered under insurance just like if they have a fire at the hospital.