Ok. Here’s that link you wanted.
“hail stow protocols successfully prevented widespread physical damage at several utility-scale solar farms near Fighting Jays that were also exposed to very severe hail.”
https://www.pv-tech.org/reevaluating-hailstorm-damages-fighting-jays-solar-project/
So one solar farm’s missteps in one freak storm don’t define an entire industry.
It’s a testament to solar’s resiliency that the surrounding farms near the one mentioned in the article didn’t have the same problems because they were designed differently.
Also I will admit that the solar panels on my roof probably would incur damage from a freak hailstorm like the one in your link that dumped tennis ball size hail. In a storm like that, the panels would probably be the least of my concerns.id be lucky to have a roof left on the house. I am grateful however that they have made it through multiple Texas hailstorms without any damage so far.
The bottom link mentions steps that modern farms take to protect their panels to lower insurance costs and to protect them from adverse weather events.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/11/hail-prone-texas-solar-project-cuts-insurance-costs-72/
Why do we only hear about these protests a week or two before the go date?