Solar Basics is a video series by Solar Power World created to help installers learn about the business, tools and tricks of the solar power trade.
Gale-force winds can threaten solar arrays, but they’ll stay put with proper mounting for extreme weather. Learn more about special mounting considerations for hurricane zones in this Solar Basics video, based on the story: Mounting a solar system to survive a hurricane.
David Scally Jr. says
well done Kelsey. Far as difficult as communications have been during this strange pandemic you make it look so easy. Thank you for speaking fast and concise with the information about special attachments needed for hurricanes. While we shouldn’t have to anticipate hurricanes in Texas, we recently learned that blizzards are on the menu so I’m already working on preparing for the surprise volcano(s)!
Joseph says
Prone or Supine, every place has weather problems.
Colorado’s front range has 105mph winds.
Mount Washington, NH has 115mph winds.
Vermont had a hurricane(c.2010). The midwest has
Tornados. There’s freek weather everywhere.
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John Almond says
In California, we don’t have hurricanes, but the winds can give us reminders of them. This is a great video for people who definitely experience hurricanes or strong winds yearly.
If you live in an area that is prone to hurricanes or hurricane style winds, The first thing to always look at is obviously the roof and what you can do to improve whether replacing or going brand new. It really depends on where you live and the conditions to be able to properly strategize correctly for a safe solar system in not so safe weather conditions.