Oops, Giant Hail Destroys Large Portions of 3,000-Acre Texas Solar Farm, Residents Fear Chemical Leak

Red State ^ | 03/27/24 | Bob Hoge

[rktman]

More here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4226856/posts

Awwwwwwwww! 🤔😊👍

[knarf]

I just finished watching a pretty good movie about Moses and a better in depth rendering of the plagues the Ten Commandments didn't depict . . . . Hail, huh ?

Hmmmm . . .

[Bullish]

Well, all those solar panels were just sitting there waiting for it, right? Solar and wind power is just not a very good idea. But of course, the govt has to spend a trillion or so to figure that out.

[wjcsux]

A hail storm in south Texas? Who didn’t see that coming?

[deks]

Oh hail!

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The hail you say!

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Great big solar “farm” right near here. Couldn’t believe it was so big.

[metmom]

Not only does the storm highlight the fragility of so-called green energy facilities, but area residents are worried about toxic chemical leaks. Needville resident Nick Kaminski spoke with a local television affiliate: My concern is the hail damage that came through and busted these panels – we now have some highly toxic chemicals that could be potentially leaking into our water tables. I have a family — two children and a wife. My neighbors have kids and a lot of other residents in the area who are on well water are concerned that the chemicals are now leaking into our water tables.

The company denies there is any risk of chemical exposure.

Of course they would. I would not expect them to admit to that.

Isn't *green* energy so good? So wonderful for the environment. Non-polluting and all.

[Delta 21]

Like tornados attraction to trailer parks.
A hail storm is gonna find your solar farm.
Im sure the cost to rebuild with upgrades will be past along to the customer.

[j.havenfarm]

Oh, my.
It seemed like such a good idea at the time

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

C’mon, Texas. Use the oil and natural gas that God blessed you with.

The hell with the Chinese made crappy solar panels.

[Mark17]

But of course, the govt has to spend a trillion or so to figure that out.

And after they figure it out, they will spend another trillion, trying to do it all over again. The absolute epitome of insanity.

[alexander_busek]

I just finished watching a pretty good movie about Moses and a better in depth rendering of the plagues the Ten Commandments didn't depict . . . . Hail, huh ?

The Ten Commandments (1956) does depict the Plague of Hail.

Regards,

[jonrick46]

This should increase insurance rates for solar panel homeowners.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Well.....since all the snow and ice (hail) was supposed to be gone by 2000.....2005.....2010..... It must be, yes, President Trump’s fault.

[HKMk23]

OK. Boo-hoo. But that Nick dude is a total idjit.

There’s nothing getting into the groundwater. But, hey, the motard would rather air his soy-boy concerns to an equally know-nothing newscaster than go do any cursory research about the materials.

[xp38]

Climate Change (or the weather) destroys that which is meant to save it or something. My irony meter nudged a bit.

[mewzilla]

On a related note, from 2019...

Release of metal pollutants from corroded and degraded thin-film solar panels extracted by acids and buried in soils

[mewzilla]

And then there's the lead, which must be okay now, eh?

Environmental and health risks of perovskite solar modules: Case for better test standards and risk mitigation solutions