Solar farm the size of 2,500 football fields destroyed in Texas amid growing solar e-waste problem
The hailstorm struck the 3,204-acre "Fighting Jays" solar farm — the equivalent of nearly 2,500 football fields. Aerial video shows panels shattered with multiple impact points all along the fields of panels.
Amassive solar farm near Houston, Texas, suffered extensive damage from a hail storm. Hail presents a major risk to solar farms, which can add to a growing e-waste problem from the industry.
The hailstorm struck the 3,204-acre "Fighting Jays" solar farm — the equivalent of nearly 2,500 football fields — on March 17. Aerial video shows panels shattered with multiple impact points all along the fields of panels.
A YouTube channel called “Bouken is Adventure,” about a couple of “empty nesters” who make videos about their travels, posted a video about the damage to the solar farm. The couple lives near Guy, Texas, where the facility is located.
Ian McConkey explains in a video that the storm produced 3.5 inches of rain in 15 minutes, as well as a “tremendous amount of hail.” Some reports, McConkey said, measured softball-sized hail.
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