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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>What is the highest PV module snow rating? 113 PSF is the highest I have seen I here in CO & ID 100 is the highest required .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>_</span><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>_________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>Dana Orzel</span></b><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>Great Solar Works, Inc - <b>NABCEP # 051112-136<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'><a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com">dana@solarwork.com</a> - <a href="http://www.solarwork.com">www.solarwork.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>O</span></b><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'> - 970.626.5253 <b>F</b> - 970.626.4140 c <b>- </b>208.721.7003<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>"Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988</span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>" <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>bruce@willpowerelect.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 25, 2015 1:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Extreme snow load ground mount?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'>Would this work for you?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><a href="http://willpowerelectric.blogspot.com/p/h2e-is-harsh-to-extreme-solution.html">http://willpowerelectric.blogspot.com/p/h2e-is-harsh-to-extreme-solution.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'>Bruce Fiero-RMI<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><img border=0 width=125 height=75 id=sigimg0 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<br></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> 541-535-3965</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> 541-512-0061</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Email:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:bruce@willpowerelect.com">bruce@willpowerelect.com</a></span><span 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191852</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>DUNS 191470363<br>NABCEP Certified PV</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Trade Ally of Energy Trust of Oregon<br>Oregon Solar Tax Credit Certified Technician</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'>"I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." T. Edison, 1931</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' id=replyBlockquote><div id=wmQuoteWrapper><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Extreme snow load ground mount?<br>From: "frenergy" <<a href="mailto:frenergy@psln.com">frenergy@psln.com</a>><br>Date: Fri, January 16, 2015 9:17 pm<br>To: "RE-wrenches" <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>\ufeff</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Lars,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Yes, the only way you can even consider an install like this is a pole mount, with a steep tilt in the winter to shed most of the snow. It would help to know if the place will be used in the winter or summer and how big of an array in KW or Sq Ft. Customer would have to understand that you cannot guarantee it...there are some combinations of wind-snow-temp-moisture that make snow cling to anything. If this is permitted, start dropping off cookies to an engineer.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Where the Sierra meets the Cascades<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:lars@cal-solar.com" target="_blank" title="lars@cal-solar.com">Lars Ortegren</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" title="RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Thursday, January 15, 2015 11:30 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> [RE-wrenches] Extreme snow load ground mount?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Wrenches, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I have a fun one for you. We have a couple of potential clients who live in the high Sierra with a 420 LB design snow load. After hunting around, not even a three rail system comes close with any module I can find, so now I'm looking for a pole top that will dump the snow, and still handle 120 mph winds. Any ideas? I would just say sorry, no solar for you,but like many of you I love a challenge.<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Lars Örtegren/ President</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.californiasolarco.com/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://i44.tinypic.com/2potqpw.jpg" alt=" California Solar Electric Company"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>PO Box 480/149 E.Main St<br>Grass Valley, CA 95945<br>Phone : (530)274-3671 Fax: (530)274-7518<br></span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black'>California C-10 Electrical Contractor #779624</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=73 height=96 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://i57.tinypic.com/14w6aac.jpg"><img border=0 width=75 height=96 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://i61.tinypic.com/13znwa8.jpg"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ATTENTION<b><br></b>This E-mail may contain CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended only for the use of the Individual(s) named above. 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