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Title: Hail storm in Texas Yesterday destroys thousands of acres of Solar farms
Post by: Bigun on March 26, 2024, 01:01:25 pm
https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1772466901345599716
Title: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: Elderberry on March 26, 2024, 01:09:01 pm
Citizen Free Press
@CitizenFreePres
From
Corey Thompson 3/25/2024

Al Gore, please pick up the red emergency phone.

Hail storm in Texas yesterday destroys thousands of acres of solar farms.

The Climate Mafia was unavailable for comment.

https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1772466901345599716 (https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1772466901345599716)
Title: Re: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: Bigun on March 26, 2024, 01:15:31 pm
@MOD3

Already posted Here (https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,528098.msg2993934/topicseen.html#msg2993934)
Title: Re: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: catfish1957 on March 26, 2024, 01:36:54 pm
Enviro-whackos have become the royal practioners of the laws of unintended consequences.

Anyone seen a tally of the environmental coosts impact?  Many panels meet the EPA hazardoous waste criteria for Cadmium and Lead. 

Back before I retired (2012) a 30 yard rolloff of Universal Waste would cost about $2-3K for transporation and disposal.  Just think how many rollooffs will be generated.    The whole Enviro-whacko green agenda has been an epic disaster.
Title: Re: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: AllThatJazzZ on March 26, 2024, 06:43:39 pm
Enviro-whackos have become the royal practioners of the laws of unintended consequences.

Anyone seen a tally of the environmental coosts impact?  Many panels meet the EPA hazardoous waste criteria for Cadmium and Lead. 

Back before I retired (2012) a 30 yard rolloff of Universal Waste would cost about $2-3K for transporation and disposal.  Just think how many rollooffs will be generated.    The whole Enviro-whacko green agenda has been an epic disaster.

@catfish1957

Have you ever had occasion to refute the climate nonsense to an audience? It seems like you could poke holes in the hysteria with your knowledge.
Title: Re: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: catfish1957 on March 26, 2024, 07:09:21 pm
@catfish1957

Have you ever had occasion to refute the climate nonsense to an audience? It seems like you could poke holes in the hysteria with your knowledge.

By my 35 year association with Big Oil, my credentials and motives would be called into question. 
Title: Re: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: Cyber Liberty on March 26, 2024, 08:45:40 pm
Enviro-whackos have become the royal practioners of the laws of unintended consequences.

Anyone seen a tally of the environmental coosts impact?  Many panels meet the EPA hazardoous waste criteria for Cadmium and Lead. 

Back before I retired (2012) a 30 yard rolloff of Universal Waste would cost about $2-3K for transporation and disposal.  Just think how many rollooffs will be generated.    The whole Enviro-whacko green agenda has been an epic disaster.

I wonder if they will attempt to rebuild this?
Title: Re: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: roamer_1 on March 26, 2024, 08:48:35 pm
This is why I wanted to figure out how to fold mine up and put them away in bad weather.

This is a real vulnerability.
Title: Re: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: rustynail on March 26, 2024, 08:58:10 pm
No problem.  With 'smart meters' rates can be adjusted instantly to cover the loss.
Title: Re: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: Bigun on March 26, 2024, 09:29:09 pm
I wonder if they will attempt to rebuild this?

We know who will pay for the cleanup.
Title: Re: Hail storm destroys thousands of acres of solar panels in Texas
Post by: Cyber Liberty on March 26, 2024, 10:27:36 pm
We know who will pay for the cleanup.

...which will be a Hazmat cleanup.
Title: Hailstorm in Texas destroys thousands of acres of solar farms
Post by: rangerrebew on March 27, 2024, 09:31:34 am
Hailstorm in Texas destroys thousands of acres of solar farms
16 hours ago Charles Rotter 107 Comments


Close up of the destruction from ABC 13 Houston, still from video. Full video link in caption.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/neighbors-next-to-solar-panel-farm-hammered-by-hail-worried-of-leak/vi-BB1knBT3?t=33
Locals are very worried about water contamination.

Experts said that most of the time, large solar farm panels are made of compound cadmium telluride.

This is something Kaminski is worried about because he uses well water.

“That’s what we take a shower with, we drink with,” Kaminski explained. “It could be in our water now.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fort-bend-co-neighbors-want-to-know-whether-solar-panel-farms-hailstorm-damage-leaked-chemicals/ar-BB1knNRW
H/T Yooper, Frazier, karlomonte

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/03/26/hailstorm-in-texas-destroys-thousands-of-acres-of-solar-farms/
Title: Re: Hailstorm in Texas destroys thousands of acres of solar farms
Post by: rangerrebew on March 27, 2024, 09:40:19 am
https://joannenova.com.au/2024/03/2500-football-fields-of-new-solar-panels-destroyed-by-hail-in-texas-this-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2500-football-fields-of-new-solar-panels-destroyed-by-hail-in-texas-this-week
Title: Re: Hailstorm in Texas destroys thousands of acres of solar farms
Post by: Smokin Joe on March 27, 2024, 10:36:40 pm
Unintended consequences.....
Title: Re: Hail storm in Texas Yesterday destroys thousands of acres of Solar farms
Post by: MajorClay on April 01, 2024, 11:25:41 pm
Lots of silver in recycling these things.
Title: Re: Hail storm in Texas Yesterday destroys thousands of acres of Solar farms
Post by: Drago on April 02, 2024, 03:43:05 am
Bit of an exaggeration...looks like they have a couple of hundred acres installed (completion date was going to be Q4, 2024):

https://maps.app.goo.gl/oEnuhgV8iAdL67899

and

https://abc13.com/fighting-jays-solar-farm-guy-texas-fort-bend-county-tx-hailstorm/14559628/

and

https://fightingjays.com
Title: Re: Hail storm in Texas Yesterday destroys thousands of acres of Solar farms
Post by: catfish1957 on April 02, 2024, 04:13:19 am
Lots of silver in recycling these things.

Silver's got to be worth a heck of a lot more than $24/oz, before extraction and reclamation becomes economically feasible.  Don't forget that these panels also have chrome and cadmium too, which complicate the extraction process from a safety and environmental perspective.
Title: Re: Hail storm in Texas Yesterday destroys thousands of acres of Solar farms
Post by: MOD3 on April 13, 2024, 08:26:44 pm
Merged.