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chuckleoctopus t1_jd9m2ti wrote

Who’s going to get the snow off of hundreds of miles of solar panels up in the county? This is a better solution for warmer climates

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TabooRaver t1_jdadm48 wrote

Snow doesn't really affect panels as much as some people think. Sunlight can penetrate a light dusting without too much drop off. The panels also get pretty hot, so the more sunlight hits the snow covered panel the layer touching the panel melts and most of the pile will slide off.

Granted, that may be a traffic safety concern. But since it's a liner installation a small plow on a rail that runs ahead of the normal plows the clear the roads may be effective.

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snowswolfxiii t1_jdcln4m wrote

A dusting of snow may not have an impact, but heavy snow does. This is Maine... lol

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