Boondocking site at 7,500ft in the Sandia Mtns. Just east of Albuquerque.
Forecast called for some precip, but I was't expecting this much. I've swept 9" off the panels so far.
snow is tough on solar
Boondocking site at 7,500ft in the Sandia Mtns. Just east of Albuquerque.
Forecast called for some precip, but I was't expecting this much. I've swept 9" off the panels so far.
5 Comments
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
I'm done with snow. It's time to just throw it in the garbage
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
I am south of Albuquerque by a bit. We have had rain and sleet all day.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
if you can adjust your panel angle to be steeper during snow season, it helps a ton with shedding. around 60° is ideal for most snow conditions, makes it slide right off once the sun hits it. i learned this the hard way after my first winter boondocking lol
fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
Agreed. In my case the panels are flat-mounted and I do my best to avoid snow for other reasons. I get caught about 1x every two years.
fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
... and other 2" this morning.