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Hail happens

The U.S. solar industry is looking to quality and innovation for solutions to extreme weather risks. As PV projects spread across hail-prone areas in the United States, the industry faces increased risks and a critical need for damage prevention and mitigation strategies that leverage robust materials, panel testing, and software.

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pv magazine

07 Dec 2020

Image: RETC

Pictures from the hail storm that slammed into the small towns of Murfreesboro and Ahoskie, North Carolina, in the spring of 2019 show residents holding ice balls the size of baseballs. The damage included cars with broken windshields and dented roofs, acres of cotton, corn, and soybeans that needed replanting, and several thousand solar modules …

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