Do Solar Panels Get Damaged By Hail. The january hailstorm in canberra damaged houses cars and solar panels across the city. Solar panels can get damaged in a number of ways one of the most obvious is hail falling trees and flying debris in a storm. Yes solar panels could get damaged by hailstones especially if their sizes are greater than 2 inches or if they are very small pv cells just like those found in solar led lamp posts.
One inch hail about the size of a quarter is considered severe by the nws so your panels should survive even severe hailstorms just fine. Solar panels are strong enough to resist damage from most hail.
For the most part no.
Because when you live in south east queensland there s more to worry about than just hail. For the most part no. But use your best judgement if it looks like your solar panels are dirty or you can see a lot of stuff on them get to cleaning. Because when you live in south east queensland there s more to worry about than just hail.
