[RE-wrenches] Snow-frame damage

[Michael Morningstar]

Todd Cory and I have seen this many times. Around here, I won’t let the bottom edge of an array be less than 7’ off the ground. The one time I relented to a customers wishes and placed a 1200w pole top array with the bottom edge 5’ above grade, the bottom modules were destroyed in an 06’ snowstorm.
I actually compiled a portfolio and case study of a dozen and a half snow damaged arrays from this area to present to Wholesale Solar, who was and still continues to sell ground mounts around here. I lost the pictures shortly afterwards but I bet Todd still has some.


> On Aug 26, 2019, at 2:41 PM, frenergy <frenergy at psln.com> wrote:
> 
> I've got a customer that is pushing me to lower the bottom edge of a multipole rack array to make it less visible from his house (which is .6 miles away!).  Its 4 PVs in landscape, I currently have it designed with the lower edge at 3.5 feet off the ground which is actually questionable with the 2-3 feet of snow we get here sometimes. Flat ground, 25 degree pitch.
>             If anybody has pics (or words of wisdom) of the bottom edge of a PV frame being ripped of due to snow not being able to shed properly from this type of installation (or pole mount would help), I would appreciate the help.
> 
> Bill
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	Michael Morningstar

     	Morningstar Electric
	PO Box 1494
	Mount Shasta, California 96067
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