<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the info everyone. I was examining this option in the hopes that my local AHJ might consider it a non-permanent structure and, therefore, exempt from wetland setback rules. It turns out that they will not give me an exemption even with no foundation. Alas, I guess we move back 40 feet and dust off the chainsaw...<br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Shine On!<br><br>Kris Schmid<br>Legacy Solar, LLC<br>137 West 1st Avenue<br>Luck, WI 54853<br><a href="http://www.legacysolar.com" target="_blank">www.legacysolar.com</a><br>715-653-4295<br>NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional<br>Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician<br>BSEE<div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 3:06 PM Jay via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Here is an interesting design. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="display:block"><div style="display:inline-block" role="link"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;display:block;width:228px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.solar-electric.com/powerfield-energy-powerrack-pv-solar-ground-mount.html" dir="ltr" role="button" width="228" target="_blank"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:228px;background-color:rgb(223,223,225);font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="228"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img style="width: 228px; height: 228px;" width="228" height="228" alt="powerrack-0.jpg" src="cid:ii_18e632a524037555721"></td></tr><tr><td><table bgcolor="#DFDFE1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="228" style="font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgb(223,223,225)"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px;overflow:hidden"><div style="font-weight:700;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.solar-electric.com/powerfield-energy-powerrack-pv-solar-ground-mount.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">PowerField Energy PowerRack PV solar ballasted ground mount system</font></a></div><div style="font-weight:600;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.solar-electric.com/powerfield-energy-powerrack-pv-solar-ground-mount.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color:rgba(60,60,67,0.6)">solar-electric.com</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 21, 2024, at 11:08 AM, Bradley Bassett via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Is Aerocompact still around ? They had a nice simple ballasted ground mount<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Brad Bassett</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 10:45 AM Kristopher Schmid via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for the info, Sam.</div><div><br></div><div>I guess that I should have mentioned that I am looking at an 8kw residential application.</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Shine On!<br><br>Kris Schmid<br>Legacy Solar, LLC<br>137 West 1st Avenue<br>Luck, WI 54853<br><a href="http://www.legacysolar.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.legacysolar.com</a><br>715-653-4295<br>NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional<br>Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician<br>BSEE<div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 12:39 PM Sam Haraldson <<a href="mailto:sam@onsiteenergyinc.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">sam@onsiteenergyinc.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">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. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">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. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Sam</div><div></div></div>
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