TL;DR
A snow guard for solar is a retention device mounted along the lower edge of a photovoltaic array, or on the roof below it, to stop accumulated snow from sliding off the glass panels in one destructive sheet. Module glass sheds snow even more readily than metal roofing, and the sliding slab can tear off gutters, crush shrubs, or injure someone at an entry.
What it means
A snow guard for solar is a retention device mounted along the lower edge of a photovoltaic array, or on the roof below it, to stop accumulated snow from sliding off the glass panels in one destructive sheet. Module glass sheds snow even more readily than metal roofing, and the sliding slab can tear off gutters, crush shrubs, or injure someone at an entry. Clamp-on bars sized to the array's edge and rated for the regional snow load are typical, and some module makers require approved hardware to keep the warranty intact.
Where it sits in the glossary
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