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Erin-DidYouFindMe t1_jd8oapg wrote

Reply to comment by cjpowers70 in Maine's Energy future by mainething

Solar is still highly effective in Maine, but you're right pointing out the issue that we'll need a specialized trucks (or attachment to plow trucks) to clear snow off various lengths of the solar panel chain after snowstorms. Which is another benefit of adding them to highways where it is much easier to do that.

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Numerous_Vegetable_3 t1_jd8s3bh wrote

They actually still generate power with snow on them, clearing them off wouldn't really be needed.

If they're set up with a steep enough angle, it would be hard for snow to accumulate on them anyways.

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tobascodagama t1_jd8vd3j wrote

You'd want them angled to pick up the sun in winter anyway.

Besides, even if you assume zero output from the panels from December to March, you're still getting a benefit the other eight months of the year...

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