Comments on: VDE unveils Hail Risk Atlas to help solar developers forecast economic risk related to hail loss /2025/02/vde-unveils-hail-risk-atlas-to-help-solar-developers-forecast-economic-risk-related-to-hail-loss/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:41:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Solarman2 /2025/02/vde-unveils-hail-risk-atlas-to-help-solar-developers-forecast-economic-risk-related-to-hail-loss/#comment-149177 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:41:12 +0000 /?p=108529#comment-149177 “Through advanced computer modeling coupled with ground-based radar and observational data, Hail Risk Atlas produces a wide range of hail risk maps and intelligence for use in assessing the risk of hail loss across the continental United States.”

I can see this as affecting insurance rates on riders for “alternative energy systems” added to home owner insurance policies also. This also helps installation companies to select solar PV panels that have thicker ‘tempered glass’ rather than thinner ‘heat treated glass’. One’s goal should be installing systems that can be in use for 25 plus years of service from mild ambient and weather swings to more harsh ambient and weather swings over those 25 years.

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