Posted on 12/05/2023 7:44:36 AM PST by Paul46360
And maximum solar inclination (altitude) in Portland area right now is about 22°.
Mine put out measurable current even at night (city lights refected back from atmosphere mainly). And if there’s a full moon, probably enough to charge that cell phone.
“If I were completely depending on the Solar for all my electricity I would likely clean the snow and or ice off. If I had to I could just get the garden hose out and spray it off. “
Strikes me as an odd statement... while there’s ice and snow on my panels, the water if any is frozen in the hose.
Just like democrats you guys know so much that isn't true.
Solar panels hold up to even pretty heavy hail. But just like anything in nature there are extreme events.
If your solar panels are destroyed by hail it would be the least of your problems.
Do a search on “Solar panel array destroyed by hail” and click on images. There are plenty of them.
The incident below happened earlier this year in Nebraska.
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/solar-farm-pelted-by-giant-hail-as-severe-storm-ripped-through-nebraska/
The event you refer to is one of those. "Giant hail", "Severe storm".
Prove it to yourself. After every hail storm in your area go check out the solar panels in your neighborhood.
My 10 year old system has been thru many hail storms. Not a nick.
“My 10 year old system has been thru many hail storms. Not a nick.”
It’s only a matter of time.
“Prove it to yourself. After every hail storm in your area go check out the solar panels in your neighborhood.”
Yeah. That’s what I’ll do. :-)
That looks horrible. When you purchase panels they all have a rating of what they can withstand Mine said they could be driven over with a dump truck and were tested with one inch ice balls shot at 100mph. We have had a few hail storms, so far I’ve been lucky I guess.
Of course. You wouldn't want get any knowledge on you. Might interfere with your pontificating.
“Of course. You wouldn’t want get any knowledge on you. Might interfere with your pontificating.”
I provided a link to multiple stories of hail damaging solar panels. That’s not pontificating, that’s EVIDENCE. You deny the risk because you haven’t had damage YET.
Another one married to a fallacious idea. Not gonna let go or do any research. A few articles on the internutz and that's good enough for you.
Those articles are just like plane crashes. They are all reported on but there are very few incidences.
Stay in your comfort zone.
These techs can have great success if used in their proper niche. Solar and Wind are decent (not great) supplements to the existing grid but it's a lousy solution to mandate their exclusive use.
Same with electric cars. Some people's life style is very favorable to owning an electric car. Say, if you live in an urban area and make a short commute and only drive short distances. That doesn't work for me, but the tech is solid for its proper use case.
From a couple of years ago...
Identifying snow in photovoltaic monitoring data for improved snow loss modeling and snow detection
...Snow coverage on the PV modules will lead to significant power losses, which must be estimated and accounted for in order to achieve accurate energy yield assessment and production forecasts. Additionally, detection and separation of snow loss from other system losses is necessary to establish robust operation and maintenance (O&M) routines and performance evaluations...
Well, it would if this was really about saving the planet and/or getting the best bang for the taxpayer's buck.
But it's not and never has been.
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