Will a home solar power system stand up to an EMP blast?

Solar collectors are solid state devices. they sit on your roof or other location fully exposed to the sun and any other sky events. An EMP device is an air blast event released above the earth to radiate a maximum exposure area and eliminate all solid state devices. If tour colar collector were repositioned deep inside crystal mountain it may be protected but then it would not be a solar collector but instead a dust collector.

Short answer: NO.

My guess is most PV = photovoltaic solar systems (home and commercial) will stop functioning following a strong EMP blast. I live in Florida which has a near world record of lighting strikes. Disney World is prepared with 10,000 plus lightning rods. But no one else is prepared any where, likely not even the military. Lightning, earthquakes, volcanos and asteroid hits do produce significant EMP. We are not prepared. If the military did an extensive analysis, it is likely classified top secret, so scarcely any one can access the info.

It will stand up to an EMP blast.

The electromagnetic waves from an EMP blast are induced into the power lines over dozens or hundreds of miles. The length of wire in your solar power system would be too short to damage the circuit.

I live by a military base that would be a juicy target for a terrorist or foreign government attack with an EMP or other weapon. I would like to take my house off the electrical grid in case of this kind of attack and to save money. Any idea if the system would continue to work?

If the solar was very basic directly charging 12 or 24 volt batteries it would probably be ok.

But most modern systems have all sorts of electronics. They would likely be destroyed.

Since they use semiconductors like ICs, an EMP will most likely render the system useless. But, alas, mankind will be doomed since their precious cell phones will be inoperable.

Harden it from the neutrons ? Whatever the blast surges