Try a couple on the roof, my electric bills were cut in half, and I get to store some when the grid goes down. You are not very good at moving forward, you know, adapting to the 21 st century. Looking at all of those flooded cars in south Florida, maybe you should buy one for yourself. Conservatives still in the dark ages, but always needing assistance. People in south Florida discovering they have no insurance coverage thanks to Desantis ignoring that problem.
I would have thought that solar panels in that wind could be found in GA by now being airborne and all.
YOU would have, wouldn't you? No climate change = solar go bye bye in a hurricane. You're f'ing crippled for anything requiring productive thought because of the filters of misinformation you view matters through. Plus you're lazy.
What happens to solar panels in a hurricane?
A1A Solar provides insight on weather and solar panels roof with solar panels
For Floridians, hurricane season is an inevitable part of each year that causes worry and panic. It’s important to make sure that your home is ready for a hurricane and that it can withstand the high-speed winds. If you have solar panels on your home and live in an area prone to hurricanes, you might wonder how the extreme weather will impact your solar panels. The good news is that solar panels hold up quite well during hurricanes.
Manufacturers build Florida’s solar panels strong with hurricanes in mind
Florida has strict wind codes in place to ensure manufacturers build solar panels to withstand hurricane winds. They must meet the requirements of the Florida Building Code, in effect since 2010. The code requires that the components and cladding of solar panels tolerate wind loads they may endure. Many areas in Florida call for installations to withstand 160 mph minimum winds. Solar companies install solar systems based on engineered drawings – and local building departments inspect them accordingly.
Solar companies must securely attach solar panels to a building with ample attachment points to resist wind uplift. They fasten them with a mounting system that anchors the roof sheathing with lag screws into the roof trusses, which reinforces the roof and makes it stronger. This makes Florida solar panels less susceptible to damage from blowing debris in a storm.
In some cases, solar panels and the roof below actually fare better than non-solar areas during and after a hurricane. And, the same basic risks of a hurricane exist with or without solar panels. For example, the whole roof could come off with the solar panels still attached, or your roof and solar panels are fine, while your neighbor experiences severe damage.
What happens to solar panels in a hurricane?
Florida’s 2017 hurricane season
After Hurricane Irma, there were no catastrophic or widespread reports of solar panel damage in Southwest Florida. The industry didn’t get away completely unscathed as there were a few reports of the wind plucking isolated panels from roofs. However, there were no leaking issues because the attachments didn’t pull out of roofs – the panels flex to give way and bow out from where they come out of their clamps.
Because most solar panel systems are microinverter-based, the systems worked effectively until power returned. There were also no reports of battery backup systems having issues. Overall, out of the tens of thousands of homes with solar panels, the hurricane affected an extremely low number.
More repudiation of your oh so lame 'I would think....'.
Remove the 'climate change is bullshit filter' from what passes for your brain and see what kind of accurate info is available to you. Don't do that, then continue to have your ass handed to you, on this board, on this subject, as it is on so many other subjects.
This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage
Source: CNN
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Updated 11:53 AM EDT, Sun October 2, 2022
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What he found was Babcock Ranch — only 12 miles northeast of Fort Myers, yet seemingly light years away.
Babcock Ranch calls itself “America’s first solar-powered town.” Its nearby solar array — made up of 700,000 individual panels — generates more electricity than the 2,000-home neighborhood uses, in a state where most electricity is generated by burning natural gas, a planet-warming fossil fuel.
The streets in this meticulously planned neighborhood were designed to flood so houses don’t. Native landscaping along roads helps control storm water. Power and internet lines are buried to avoid wind damage. This is all in addition to being built to Florida’s robust building codes.
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So when Hurricane Ian came barreling toward southwest Florida this week, it was a true test for the community. The storm obliterated the nearby Fort Myers and Naples areas with record-breaking surge and winds over 100 mph. It knocked out power to more than 2.6 million customers in the state, including 90% of Charlotte County.
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