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There's a solar panel field I go by occasionally. Last time I saw them, all the panels were covered in inches of snow. I guess nobody bothered clearing them off
by zdragnar 5y ago
There's a solar panel field I go by occasionally. Last time I saw them, all the panels were covered in inches of snow. I guess nobody bothered clearing them off since we can have weeks go by without much if any direct sunshine in the winter, and windy days are equally infrequent.
I don't know how many batteries it would take to make up for the losses. I suspect we will have gas and nuclear plants for a long while yet.
- shafyy 5y agoThat's very anecdotal, I'm sure that most solar panels are not usually covered by snow.
- tomp 5y agoYou do realize that there exist countries where it snows regularly? When that happens, even if it’s just 1 week/year, you require battery capacity to cover that one week.
- bryanlarsen 5y agoPanels are black, slick, inclined and warmer than ambient. Snow accumulation is generally not a problem.