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Is there a need to periodically clean solar panels or sweep snow off of them?

April 26, 2017clean periodically snow solar panels sweep

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Is there a need to periodically clean solar panels or sweep snow off of them?

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Solar panels handle snowy climates quite well. Because solar panels are typically installed at an angle and the surface of a panel is smooth glass, snow slides off of them in the same fashion as snow slides off of a metal roof. In addition, the dark color and inherent heat absorption, aid the self-clearing by melting any accumulated snow.