[RE-wrenches] PV powered music festival

[Starlight Solar, Larry Crutcher]

Benn,

I've had requests like this in the past and have found in EVERY case the customer has no idea that it will take a $$$multi-tens-of-thousands to replace the generator power. If you have the estimating experience, throw out a very large ballpark number to see if their eyes get wide. You may find that they say, "Really? ...That much?"....And then you're done.

Best Regards,

Larry Crutcher
General Manager
Starlight Solar Power Systems
11881 S Fortuna Road, #210
Yuma, AZ 85367

Phone
(928) 342-9103 

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: benn kilburn 
  To: Wrenches 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:51 PM
  Subject: [RE-wrenches] PV powered music festival


  Wrenches,
  I have been asked about sizing PV systems for a couple different music festivals that have been run solely off of generators in the past.  The problem i'm having is determining the energy consumption of music/stage (amps, speakers, lights, etc...?) loads as well as concession.  The organizers have never considered the kwh of electricity used and it has never been metered.  I believe the attendance of one festival is expected to be in the range of 5000 and the other closer to 15000 over the course of a weekend.


  Do any of you have any experiences in this area?  How were the loads determined?


  No doubt that generator back-up will still be needed, to what extent, will be determined.  So what we're looking at would be a temporary off-grid PV system with generator back-up...


  Any suggestions on how to proceed with this one?


  benn

  DayStar Renewable Energy Inc. 
  benn at daystarsolar.ca
  780-906-7807 
  HAVE A SUNNY DAY 

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