How does this snow fall effect the solar panels our town installed using grant money?

[WNYresident]

How does this snow fall effect the solar panels our town installed using grant money?

Does the snow build up lowering their output or does it slide off ?

[nogods]

Let It Snow! Solar Panels Can Take It

"Sometimes snow actually helps solar cells," says Michigan Tech's Joshua Pearce. He's referring to the albedo effect, when sunlight reflects off snow. It can make a panel generate more electricity in the same way that it gives skiers sunburn on sunny winter days.

With researchers from St. Lawrence College and Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario, and a team of 20 industry partners,...

In most cases power losses are minimal, even in snowy Canada," Pearce said. However, the group has developed a model that can be used to design the most efficient photovoltaic systems, no matter how much snow is in the area.

[Dan Roman]

Key concept "when sunlight reflects off snow" have you seen the sunlight in the last several days?

[WNYresident]

Another question I have is about structural integrity. I just wonder how the roofs hold up with the added weight of the panels along with the snow built up on top of them.

[cheekman]

How does this snow fall effect the solar panels our town installed using grant money?

Does the snow build up lowering their output or does it slide off ?

another waste of tax money like the hooover craft. junk.. send dump truck jerry on the roof to shovel them.

[sharky]

I'm sure the reflected light helps, assuming the panels aren't covered