Anything in a climate that could freeze would require heating elements much like windmills currently do. Unfortunately, windmills don't accumulate ice very quic

Anything in a climate that could freeze would require heating elements much like windmills currently do. Unfortunately, windmills don't accumulate ice very quickly, compared to a floating solar panel would in say Lake Superior in winter. I imagine that hurricanes would also rule out much of the east coast and gulf of mexico, leaving... California and Hawaii?