<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>We installed an 8 Kw system in the Coachella Valley back in 2006, for a museum in Desert Hot Springs. It was a ground mount system behind a sand dune behind the museum. There was really no other place to put it. Since it was a relatively "High Crime" area we advised theft proof hardware. They opted out on the extra cost of that. 2 yrs later we received a call from their insurance carrier for a quote to replace the stolen modules. They had put a 6 ft high iron fence around the array, but the rails in the fence were 6" apart. someone in the middle of the night removed the modules, slipped them through the spaces in the fence and loaded them onto a truck and drove off into the night..... The system was installed under a state grant, but they ultimately decided not to replace it. As far as copper wire we have seen some of that over
the years. building a high rise building or shopping center can take hundreds of thousands in wire, and occasionally some gets stolen.<br></span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;">Max Balchowsky</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;">Design Engineer</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;">SEE Systems</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;">1048 Irvine Ave Suite 217</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;">Newport Beach, Ca. 92660</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif;">760-403-6810</span><span style="font-family: tahoma,new
york,times,serif;"></span><br></div> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Jason Szumlanski <jason@fafcosolar.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 6, 2012 10:13 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Security / theft questions<br> </font> </div> <br><meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off"><div id="yiv1738986608">I do not worry about it at all, but there was a panel theft highlighted on the local news recently (not our customer). Given the fact that some local areas have had serious A/C compressor theft issues, I would
have expected more solar panel thefts. People will steal ANYTHING, and logic doesn't play much of a factor.<div>
<br></div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.solarsouthwestflorida.com/solar-panel-theft-in-naples-fl/">http://www.solarsouthwestflorida.com/solar-panel-theft-in-naples-fl/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Jason Szumlanski<div>Fafco Solar</div>
<div><br></div><br><div class="yiv1738986608gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Rebekah Hren <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:bekahhren@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:bekahhren@yahoo.com">bekahhren@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv1738986608gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><div><span>I'm researching an article on PV system security/theft, and I thought it would be interesting to ask the wrenches list what y'all have been seeing on sites, hoping it might be useful for everyone. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Answers to any of these questions would be really appreciated:</span><br></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>1) </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On my sites copper has been stolen, but never modules. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Is anyone seeing stolen modules, or is it more copper/tools/equipment thefts because its easy to pawn? What the heck would you do with stolen modules besides use them on your own property? Searching craiglist and ebay I haven't seen any sign of what look to be
stolen modules. I'm having a hard time figuring out what you would do with a significant quantity of stolen modules. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span>2) It is very hard to prove that a security measure works, but you can prove that one has failed. Has anyone had experience with thefts on sites using security hardware? Using cameras? Using guards? If a theft occurred, was it during or after installation?</span></div>
<div><span><br></span></div><div><span>3) What about theft from non-secured sites? </span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>4) Is theft something you are worried about on residential/ commercial roof systems after the installation is complete? </span></div>
<div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Many thanks!</span></div><span class="yiv1738986608HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><span>Rebekah Hren</span></div><div><span>O2 Energies, </span></div><div><span>North
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