Wash Me Solar

Wash Me Solar has been Utah's go-to solar experts since 2019. As a family-owned business, we take pride in not cutting corners and doing the job right the first time. Our commitment to excellence stems from our mission to help Utah homeowners get the best return possible on their solar investments year after year.

As solar energy gains popularity, more homeowners are investing in solar panels to harness clean, renewable energy. Squirrels, pigeons, and other small birds and animals often find the space beneath solar panels an ideal nesting spot, leading to potential damage and reduced efficiency. In this blog, we'll explore why critters prefer solar panels for nesting, how it harms your investment.

Solar panels are a significant investment in sustainable energy, promising long-term savings and environmental benefits. They do, however, require some maintenance and have some risks associated with ownership. Critters such as pigeons, squirrels, raccoons and smaller birds love to nest under solar panels, as the heat from the panels is the perfect incubator for their eggs and young.

Despite being small, these critters can be a huge threat to your solar panel system. For example, squirrels like to gnaw the cables and wires, leading to electrical faults and sometimes even fires. Birds build large nests with twigs and grassy materials, creating a fire hazard and blocking ventilation. Most of all, these birds are regularly pooping on your roof. Their feces is acidic and can burn through your shingles, ruining your roof.

Wash Me Solar's Snow Guards are two different products that help protect you. Our Snow Dogs are 6 inch metal slats attached between your solar panels designed to break up the snow into smaller pieces as it falls down your panels, ensuring that any snow falling off your roof will fall in smaller chunks versus large, potentially fatal ones. Made of high quality metal, these snow dogs are reliable, good looking and they work well.

Welcome back to the Wash Me Solar blog! Today, we are excited to discuss a topic that's particularly relevant for our fellow Utah residents: "Overcoming Snow and Ice Challenges for Utah Solar Panels." Living in a state with cold climates and experiencing heavy snowfall during the winter months, maintaining the efficiency of your solar power system can be a daunting task.

Solar panels are a multifaceted investment offering financial savings and environmental benefits. However, this investment is vulnerable to unexpected threats from the natural world. Nesting animals such as squirrels, birds, and rodents can cause significant damage to your solar system, leading to costly repairs and reduced efficiency. In this blog, we'll explore how nesting animals can affect your solar panels and why installing a solar critter guard.

Protecting your solar panels is essential to keep them long-lasting and functioning at optimal levels. Panels are built to resist various weather situations, but are still at risk of damage from the surprisingly biggest threat - critters and birds nesting and raising their young under and around your solar system. Squirrels, pigeons, and other critters and birds can build nests beneath panels, reducing the necessary airflow under your panels.

Solar panels attract birds and squirrels for similar reasons. Both critters are looking for a home to build a nest. In the case of birds, the panels are the perfect hiding spot from larger birds or prey, while also providing the warmth necessary to incubate their eggs and keep their newly born babies warm. Squirrels are also looking for places to nest, but also places to hide their food.