Is worry about the durability of solar panels during extreme weather kept you from investing in a solar energy system? We’re here to tell you that you have a lot less to worry about than you think.

Solar panels undergo plenty of testing as they are designed and developed and, after the past few years, we have had the opportunity to gather data about the ability of solar panels to withstand hurricanes.

Through experiences with Superstorm Sandy to Hurricane Irma, we have seen that solar panels are a rugged and practical system that can generate electricity for your home, for a city, or for a business when the electrical grid is off-line.


Testing and Real World Performance

Second to flooding, most of the damage caused by hurricanes is due to the high winds that accompany the storm. Additionally, the wind doesn’t have the courtesy to blow from just one direction; as the eye of the hurricane passes, the winds switch direction.

The wind can cause damage in distinct ways. For example, a large number of solar panel installations are on roofs; the panels stand slightly above the roof’s surface, creating an issue with uplift. Uplift is a force caused by wind blowing between the roof and the panels.

Vendors ensure systems are designed to withstand uplift forces by fastening panels to the roof beams with large lag bolts. As long as the roof itself was properly built and maintained, there is little chance of solar panels tearing the roof off your house due to uplift or other wind forces.

In cases where the homeowner had an individual inverter, power to the home was restored as soon as the owner plugged into the inverter. At least one municipality used solar-powered traffic lights to control major thoroughfares until power to the city could be restored.

Amosolar is a professional industrial and trade solar panel manufacturer and provides complete solar system products and services. We have introduced the world's most advanced automated production lines and testing equipment, with an annual output of 2GW of solar panels. Our products have been recognized and certified by ISO, CE, IEC, TUV, INMETRO, CHUBB, PICC and other international well- known enterprises.