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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
Maybe, it is for the reason that I would need to clear the snow cover off the roof solar panels when it snows overnight -- the panels don't get hot when it is dark  I have open land I could use to make this easier too. But I would have to plow out a path to the land based panels.
Maybe, there is some work-around like wiper blades to activate -- what would that cost?
Lot of ifs to consider in this  |
In some snowy climates where winter lasts longer, The sun spends much more time on the horizon, not straight overhead. Therefore your panels are angled towards the horizon and its slope stops most of the snow from accumulating. There are tricks to use at the bottom of the panels to reduce this too.
Over 25% of all solar panels are sold in snowy climates. Snow increases albedo, which has a positive effect on performance. (I know! Check out
https://www.thestar.com/business/201...r_problem.html and
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com...albedo-effect/).
Of course I'm sure there are times when panels still get covered up. If you're storing the energy, maybe you can use electric heaters to melt the snow off? I don't know. Good question though. I found
https://www.thesolarco.com/5-methods...-solar-panels/ and this:
Snow No More: Technology Keeps Solar Panels Clean