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Originally Posted by TheEnemy
Guess I'm just a little pesamistic about how long they will last, after every solar system PV and thermal, and skylight in town was taken out by hail a few years ago. It really made a mess of town.
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And how often does that happen? Get an 8.0 earthquake in California, or a tornado in Kansas, and sure enough, it will take out your solar panels, along with the rest of your house. Insurance covers the replacement cost, and the chance of it happening in any particular place is figured into the cost of insurance.
Though we did have a bit of a fire hereabouts the other week, and as far as I can tell from casual glances, the places with solar (or wind turbines) seem to have survived quite well - certainly better than the ones with shake roofs.