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4000ac solar farm in Texas devastated by hailstorm (imgur.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by ikidd@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Looks expensive. The grey ones are the broken ones.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah, the solar power epicenter that is the PNW.

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I meant that yes hail happens in Texas, but these freak storms are getting worse and it is a new phenomenon. Also most houses around here have solar

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Actually, I guess I was trying to be funny. And me having 25kW of solar panels is even crazier, because I'm an afternoon's drive away from the Arctic Circle. In winter, we get about 6 hours of sunlight a day, at a ridiculously terrible angle.