Hail storm in Texas Yesterday destroys thousands of acres of Solar farms

[Bigun]

https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1772466901345599716

[Elderberry]

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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

[Bigun]

@MOD3

Already posted Here

[catfish1957]

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.

[AllThatJazzZ]

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.

[catfish1957]

@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. 

[Cyber Liberty]

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?

[roamer_1]

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.

[rustynail]

No problem.  With 'smart meters' rates can be adjusted instantly to cover the loss.

[Bigun]

I wonder if they will attempt to rebuild this?

We know who will pay for the cleanup.

[Cyber Liberty]

We know who will pay for the cleanup.

...which will be a Hazmat cleanup.

[rangerrebew]

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/

[rangerrebew]

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

[Smokin Joe]

Unintended consequences.....

[MajorClay]

Lots of silver in recycling these things.

[Drago]

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

[catfish1957]

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.

[MOD3]

Merged.