[RE-wrenches] Ballasted ground mounts

[Bradley Bassett]

Is Aerocompact still around ?  They had a nice simple ballasted ground mount

Brad Bassett

On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 10:45 AM Kristopher Schmid via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the info, Sam.
>
> I guess that I should have mentioned that I am looking at an 8kw
> residential application.
>
>
> Shine On!
>
> Kris Schmid
> Legacy Solar, LLC
> 137 West 1st Avenue
> Luck, WI 54853
> www.legacysolar.com
> 715-653-4295
> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
> Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician
> BSEE
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 12:39 PM Sam Haraldson <sam at onsiteenergyinc.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have experience with the APA Solar Racking Geo Ballast system and RBI
>> Solar's Ballasted Landfill Solution (GM-BL).  Both were simple and
>> effective.  The APA system consists of metal cages that get built on site
>> and then locally sourced river rock is added via skid steer.  The RBI
>> product uses huge, pre-cast concrete block that get formed at a
>> nearby facility and then are set into place with a large telehandler.
>>
>> Both of these solutions are manufacturer-engineered on a per-project
>> basis and as such have a minimum project size before they'll consider you.
>> So they're good options for 100kw and up projects but not backyard
>> systems.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Sam
>>
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