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Well, back to fossil fuels...

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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
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    #1

    When hail meets solar...

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #2

      Well, that's ... unfortunate.

      Perhaps if they had installed some kind of roof, or shield to protect the panels.

      Wait...

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • CopperC Offline
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        #3

        Are there really no new refineries being built?

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        • JollyJ Offline
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          Jolly
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          NAFAIK.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            #5

            Yes and no. I am guessing that the odds of a baseball sized hail and 150 mile winds at that location is very small.

            Just like they dont build houses to be tornado proof, even if they are located in the main tornado areas. You go with the odds that it is a possibility , but a small one.

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            • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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              Doctor Phibes
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              #6

              You can approve PV panels for use as roofs. They assess for protection against hail damage.

              Same was as they approve electrical equipment for use in oil refineries so they don't cause an explosion.

              Nothing is without risk.

              I was only joking

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                #7

                But...Wouldn't you say the risk is higher in Tornado Alley?

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • MikM Offline
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                  #8

                  The question in my mind is not whether it is wise or not, but what is the plan to recover from such a disaster. Knowing that it is a rare event does not mitigate risk or relieve the obligation to plan for it. If you have no plan for a very fast reccovery, then it is a bad decision to build.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • JollyJ Jolly

                    But...Wouldn't you say the risk is higher in Tornado Alley?

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                    @Jolly said in Well, back to fossil fuels...:

                    But...Wouldn't you say the risk is higher in Tornado Alley?

                    Well, yeah. Forward planning is a good thing. Like not building a nuclear power station in an earthquake zone.

                    In reality, there's not much you can do to protect against an EF5 tornado, but it should be possible to protect and/or recover from an EF1.

                    I was only joking

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                    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                      Yes and no. I am guessing that the odds of a baseball sized hail and 150 mile winds at that location is very small.

                      Just like they dont build houses to be tornado proof, even if they are located in the main tornado areas. You go with the odds that it is a possibility , but a small one.

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                      @taiwan_girl said in Well, back to fossil fuels...:

                      Yes and no. I am guessing that the odds of a baseball sized hail and 150 mile winds at that location is very small.

                      Nebraska is in Tornado Alley.

                      Please love yourself.

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