[RE-wrenches] Ballasted ground mounts

[pgiroux at mindspring.com]

Kris

 

  You may want to look at a company called Powerfields. Ballasted ground mount, 25 degree angle, simple to put together. Can use dirt, gravel or crush and run for ballast.

 

Peter Giroux

ASAE

 

From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of Kristopher Schmid via RE-wrenches
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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 <http://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 <mailto: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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