Snow, part 2
Yesterday was the first day since the big snow last weekend where the inverters ever woke up. The snow melted off the panels on Wednesday when the temperature finally climbed over 32F, and on Thursday we got some power.
Interestingly, the inverter with the smaller number of panels had the bigger day, due to the fact that some panels on the other inverter were still partially snow-covered.
It was still 1/2 of what we should have gotten on a similar day with no snow on the panels, but at least we got something. Tomorrow, the temps are supposed to go above freezing again and the last snow should melt. (Today’s low was 4F!)
Snow
One of the questions that we’ve had about solar panels was: “What happens when it snows?”
We learned the answer yesterday. We got 15 inches of snow between 10am Saturday and 10am Sunday. The inverters produced nothing on Saturday (not a surprise – the sun was hard to see). On Sunday, the panels were 90% covered with an inch to 4 inches of snow (guestimated from the ground). We got nothing.
Today, the skies are brighter but it’s STILL cold (it was 5 degrees F at 7am this morning), so I don’t expect the panels to be uncovered today. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and above freezing.
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