As Texas becomes the country’s leader in generating solar power, the state’s propensity for severe hailstorms is a hazard that energy companies aim to manage.

I’m writing about solar and hail this week, not because of any incident, but because of a lack of incidents. We are near the end of the spring and summer hail season and there has been no high-profile hailstorm that wrecked solar panels.

If there had been, you probably would have heard about it, considering the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for highlighting any supposed problems with renewable energy.

Some of this lack of damage may be good luck. But some of this is likely because of improvements in the way solar companies assess their risk and take steps to avoid severe losses.

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