About a month later puerto rico s second largest solar farm lost a majority of its panels when hurricane maria touched down dealing a heavy blow to the island s solar industry.
Solar panels hurricane florence.
Hurricane irma for example destroyed a solar farm in st.
Fueled in large part by government mandates and lucrative subsidies the u s.
Solar panels withstand hurricane florence.
Hurricane florence strikes southeastern u s.
When hurricane maria struck puerto rico one year ago on sept.
When hurricane maria struck puerto rico one year ago on sept.
20 it had sustained winds of 155 mph well above florence s wind speeds after landfall and some solar panel racks came loose.
20 it had sustained winds of 155 mph well above florence s wind speeds after landfall and some solar panel racks came loose.
Solar industry has experienced unprecedented growth in the last few years.
41 photos to burgess florence and last year s hurricanes in particular maria make the case for distributed power such as rooftop solar panels.
While the future of puerto rico s energy industry is the last thing on anyone s mind maria has undoubtedly setback one the island s fastest growing energy sources.
Thomas an island in the virgin islands in september 2017.