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Does anyone know what happens to these panels in the snow?
by docdeek 4y ago
Does anyone know what happens to these panels in the snow?
- orev 4y agoObviously the power output goes down if they’re covered in snow. But you already knew that. No need to be facetious.
- docdeek 4y agoApologies - I didn't mean it like that. Obviously dark nights, cloud cover and snow impact generation capacity. I'm thinking structurally, though. Unlike rain or cloud, snow will add a heap of weight to panels. I'm wondering how that impacts their lifespan.
- pjc50 4y agoObviously you design them for expected snow and wind loads, but they're also angled and since they're black as soon as sun gets through to them it'll start melting off.
- michael1999 4y agoParis is at 49° N. Any panels will be installed with a sharp slope pointing South. Snow won't sit on a metal at that angle without extra snow catchers, much less on glass panels.
- maeln 4y agoWhat already happens with current panels in the snow ? And most of France, especially important population center where 80+ places parking usually are, see few, if any, snowfall in a year. So this is not really an issue.