No Aircraft
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 10
Distraction; Other / Unknown
ATC Issue All Types; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Equipment Issue; No Specific Anomaly Occurred Unwanted Situation
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related
Visibility issues arose due to solar panel reflection approximately 1.5 miles South/Southeast of the airport [Newark].Reflection is in line of sight of both arrivals and departures on the Northeast flow.Have panel removed or turned away from Tower.
EWR Tower Controller reported solar glare approximately 1.4 miles S/SE of EWR Tower.