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Baseball-Sized Hail Smashing Into Panels At 150 MPH Destroys Scottsbluff Solar Farm
(cowboystatedaily.com)
this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2023
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Seems like a bit of an oversight to not spec the panels to be extremely hail proof when you’re in the Midwest supercell central.
A cost study analysis probably showed that baseball sized hail didn't happen regularly enough to warrant the extra cost compared to changing out some broken panels every X number of years.
Cost studies aren't always correct.