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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks Scott and Kirpal for your responses as they
were very helpful.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:36
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] acre/MW</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>It will depend on the technology of the modules, too--whether
you're using monocrystalline, poly, or thin-film. I recently spec'ed a
thin-film design which worked out to 150 kW per acre. With more efficient
modules you could be 50% better, so your 5 acre/MW number is reasonable.
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<DIV>It also will depend on where you are building the plant. At higher
latitudes, you might want the array to have a greater tilt, which probably
means you will space the rows out more to minimize inter-row shading.</DIV>
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<DIV>Scott</DIV>
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<DIV>Scott McCalmont, P.E.</DIV>
<DIV>McCalmont Engineering</DIV>
<DIV>San Jose, CA<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:23 AM, Michael Gullo <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:mgullo3@comcast.net">mgullo3@comcast.net</A>></SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Esteemed wrenches:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are bidding on an industrial sized project.
What is the approximate land usage of a ground array in acre/MW. I have
estimated around 5 acre/MW but I'm really not sure if I am way high or low.
Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Gullo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Solar Solutions LLC</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marlton, NJ</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>NABCEP Certified PV Installer ™</FONT></DIV>
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