[RE-wrenches] Wildlife issues with ground mounts

[David Buckner]

Thanks Ron.  This installation would be at a non-farm site in Princeton
NJ, so the only larger animals that would be around the array would be
deer hopefully.  Actually, I guess a few bears run around the suburbs of
NJ sometimes (as profiled on the Sopranos) but I don't think they'll be
much of a concern.

 

Regards,

David

 

 

 

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Young
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 3:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wildlife issues with ground mounts

 

I install almost exclusively pole mount systems and because wildlife
(deer, bear, moose) and livestock (cows, sheep, goats, horses) are
common influences the bottom edge of the array is usually above 6'. This
makes for some pretty high poles on larger arrays. I strongly discourage
ground mounts in my area. Roof mounts, because of snow, are also a bad
idea for most applications in my part of the world. Last winter I had to
replace a combiner box that got ripped off a pole mount by a horse
running in a most unexpected location. It ripped a j-box off the back of
one of the modules along with it. Luckily for the owner it was fixable
and the panel didn't have to be replaced. 

 

Ron Young

earthRight Solar - Solareagle

 

 

On 8-Jan-09, at 4:19 PM, David Buckner wrote:





I'm curious to hear any horror stories (or simple nuisances) relating to
open field ground mounted arrays involving wildlife.  Either wildlife or
array being damaged by the other.  The only hassles we've had have been
the occasional squirrel under flush mounted rooftop arrays.  We've had a
few ground mounted arrays up and running for over 5 years and I've never
seen any issues.  We are now getting ready to install another ground
mount (NJ location), and the customer has asked the question.

 

Regards,

David

 

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