Serious problems remain to be solved with "green" power producers, wind turbines and solar panels. Both are sometimes deployed in very large "farms" and both are obviously vulnerable to weather. Sometimes the wind doesn't blow and sometimes precipitation falls.
A Texas solar farm of 3,000 acres was hit by baseball-sized hail a year ago resulting in damage to thousands of solar panels. There was enough impact to break the glass, potentially releasing toxic chemicals.
Experts say that there's no danger to families who live in the area and use the ground water, but residents are uneasy anyway.
Another solar farm was hit by large hail in 2023 in Nebraska. These wide-open areas in central America are well suited for big wind and solar, but they're also subject to hail storms (image).
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