Not all stow strategies are created equal. 

When severe weather strikes a solar farm, the direction the PV modules are facing can mean the difference between an uneventful weather event and catastrophic damage. GameChange Solar's white paper breaks down the three primary stow strategies used in single-axis trackers — Omni-Directional, Flat, and Directional Stow — and examines the real-world risks that simpler approaches leave on the table.

From hailstorms that accompany high winds to hurricanes whose wind direction rotates dramatically as they pass overhead, the paper makes a compelling case that calculated load reductions don't always translate into lower risk.