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It's not as unlikely as you'd think in Texas. The two major sources of strangers knocking on my door are landscapers and roof repairers. I have a buddy whose whole job is to canvas neighborhoods after hail storms asking if people want estimates.

Golf-ball sized hail is relatively uncommon, but general hail in Texas is probably more common than you think. We had 33 hail storms near me last year, with 4 golf ball sized reports. One was "hen egg sized", which is a terrifying thought.

It happens often enough that Texas solar farms will need to have an answer for the capex to work out. Either with tougher panels, or maybe some kind of retracting shield.

> Crazy that people were concerned about "chemicals leaking" -- do they think the panels are full of goo?

They probably don't know; I honestly don't either. If I were taking a wild guess, I'd think like 90% glass, 9% silicon, 1% some kind of probably-carcinogenic metal.