We've had lots of snow here in Chicago this winter. At first I would climb up on the roof and clean off the panels after each snow. I gave up on that after the first 5 or 6 times and as such saw only a few Watts from the tops of those panels mounted on steep angles. I finaly unburied them all a few days back, and actually saw about 3 KWh on Monday. It has been a snowy, dreary winter weatherwise so far here, but I am looking forward to sunny days ahead as the days slowly lengthen here.
I thought about you when I heard on the news in the morning here that London had virtually ground to a halt after 4 (four) inches of snow. I had to laugh at that a bit, as we would have been shut down here so many times if that amount shut us down. Of course, because we get hit more often, they have the equipment to clean the streets quickly here and start on it as soon as it starts snowing. There was a Mayor who got thrown out of office because he didn't get the streets cleaned up quickly enough after a storm, (Google Bilandic in 79) so they take their snow removal pretty seriously here. I am sure the guys in Buffalo, NY, still laugh at us when we grind to a halt after a paltry 18 inches of snow too though. Rich