Solar Panels, Snow & Ice ❄️☀️ (Yes, They Can Handle It)
Worried solar panels will collapse your roof if it ever snows? Relax. Modern solar panels are engineered to handle 112+ lbs per square foot—that’s feet of snow. In Southern California, snow is basically a non-issue.
A typical home system adds only 3–4 lbs per square foot to your roof. That’s far less than what roofs are already designed to support—and less than the weight of installers walking on it during install.
What actually matters in CA? 🌬️ Wind (Santa Ana winds) 🌎 Earthquakes 🔧 Installation quality
Bad installs cause problems. Panels don’t.
Bottom line: solar panels are built for way worse than SoCal weather. Rising utility bills are the real threat—not snow.
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