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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Benn,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<P>Best Regards,</P>
<P>Larry Crutcher<BR>General Manager<BR><A
href="http://www.starlightsolar.com">Starlight Solar Power Systems</A><BR>11881
S Fortuna Road, #210<BR>Yuma, AZ 85367</P>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=benn@daystarsolar.ca href="mailto:benn@daystarsolar.ca">benn
kilburn</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">Wrenches</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:51
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] PV powered music
festival</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Wrenches,
<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Do any of you have any experiences in this area? How were the loads
determined?</DIV>
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<DIV>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...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Any suggestions on how to proceed with this one?</DIV>
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<DIV>benn<BR><BR><SPAN class=ecxecxecxecxEC_Apple-style-span
style="COLOR: rgb(0,32,96)"><FONT class=ecxApple-style-span
face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">DayStar Renewable Energy
Inc. </FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT class=ecxApple-style-span
face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">benn@daystarsolar.ca</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=ecxApple-style-span
face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">780-906-7807 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=ecxApple-style-span face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">HAVE A
SUNNY DAY </FONT></DIV>
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