We were happy to set up Southland Solar and Home with everything they needed for a high-quality squirrel-proofing of a customer home near Pensacola, FL. Here’s some nice footage they took of the installation: “The tools you sent over were a HUGE help on this tile roof job. We were able to give the customer a […]
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Information for solar PV system owners
Protecting your solar installation from birds and other pests is essential, even on standing-seam metal roofs where critter problems might seem less common. Here are some tips we’ve learned from our own experience as well as that of our professional installer customers. Key Considerations for Critter Guard Installation on Metal Roofs Avoid Direct Metal Contact […]
We crunch the numbers on pest-related maintenance costs of solar PV; and share a model that homeowners, installers and investors can use to calculate their own risk.
When deciding how to protect a solar PV system from pest incursion, it’s helpful to understand exactly what’s at stake. We dig into the most common forms of damage seen in the field, complete with juicy photos!