Solar Panels Hurricane Florence

Thomas an island in the virgin islands in september 2017.

Solar panels hurricane florence.

When hurricane maria struck puerto rico one year ago on sept. 20 it had sustained winds of 155 mph well above florence s wind speeds after landfall and some solar panel racks came loose. Fueled in large part by government mandates and lucrative subsidies the u s. While the future of puerto rico s energy industry is the last thing on anyone s mind maria has undoubtedly setback one the island s fastest growing energy sources.

41 photos to burgess florence and last year s hurricanes in particular maria make the case for distributed power such as rooftop solar panels. Solar industry has experienced unprecedented growth in the last few years. The booming solar industry is about to face its first major durability test with hurricane florence a category 2 storm that is expected to hit the carolina coast by late thursday. The demolished solar panels provided the sewage plant with 60 of its energy and was part of a two million dollar private investment approved by puerto rican governor alejandro padilla.

About a month later puerto rico s second largest solar farm lost a majority of its panels when hurricane maria touched down dealing a heavy blow to the island s solar industry. Hurricane florence strikes southeastern u s. 20 it had sustained winds of 155 mph well above florence s wind speeds after landfall and some solar panel racks came loose. Hurricane irma for example destroyed a solar farm in st.