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Just kind of makes sense no? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by yokonzo@lemmy.world to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

And they're hydrophobic. I hear snow is rarely an issue, but would be interested to hear from someone with actual experience.

[-] Hux@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

There’s a train station parking lot where I live which has solar canopies over the car spots.

In the winter, snow and ice accumulates and does fall off. A few years ago a saw a big section of ice/slush slough off and almost hit a kid waiting for their parent to pick them up.

I’m not sure how bad it really is overall, but the photo in this post doesn’t look much like an area which gets snowfall.

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

a big section of ice/slush slough off and almost hit a kid waiting for their parent to pick them up.

I have heard of this. Don't park under a roof with solar panels while it's snowing.

[-] spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Hi, I have solar on my roof in Colorado. Solar panels are glass, so depending on angle snow will accumulate and slide off dramatically if not for snow bars either on the bottom of the panels, or more commonly the roof below the solar panels. The structure needs to be able handle the snow load and be designed so snow doesn't slide off and kill people.