2,500 football fields of new solar panels destroyed by hail in Texas this week

Imagine the outcry if a coal plant was destroyed by hail
A few days ago, a 3,300 acre solar power plant in Texas suffered major hail damage. It was so new it was still under construction. The Fighting Jays solar project started generating in 2022, but was not expected to be fully complete until the end of 2024. In theory it was supposed to last for 35 years.

It is so large they boasted that it covers 2,499 football fields (like that is a good thing). Despite the vast footprint, it was rated at only 350 MW. At noon at peak production it could generate about half of what one forty year old coal fired turbine makes all day every day.

Collecting low density energy is more expensive than Wish-fairies might think
https://joannenova.com.au/2024/03/2500-football-fields-of-new-solar-panels-destroyed-by-hail-in-texas-this-week/