It is propaganda. Some of the earliest storm damage reports talked about how there were smashed solar panels scattered all over the country side that had blown off during the storm. Anywhere they are using solar power is a location where there was not intense wind damage from the hurricane. Remember that they don’t even a have way to recycle most of those panels. Most will end up in a landfill.
Very good points on solar panels and lack of recycling. The option I am investigating is the Tesla roof, where the shingles are the panels. Rated foe 166 mph (Class F).
Recycling of the solar panels is just now being contemplated for commercial applications. Until you have feedstock it’s a big investment without any supply. But it’s being considered now; a company I work with is doing precisely that.
A 645 kW rooftop array on the VA Hospital in San Juan (installed in 2015) is operating at 100 percent – even after facing sustained 180 MPH winds from hurricanes Irma and Maria.