Re: [RE-wrenches] Ballasted ground mounts

[Jay via RE-wrenches]

Here is an interesting design.  PowerField Energy PowerRack PV solar ballasted ground mount system solar-electric.com On Mar 21, 2024, at 11:08 AM, Bradley Bassett via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:  Is Aerocompact still around ?  They had a nice simple ballasted ground mount Brad Bassett On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 10:45 AM Kristopher Schmid via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: Thanks for the info, Sam. I guess that I should have mentioned that I am looking at an 8kw residential application. Shine On! Kris Schmid Legacy Solar, LLC 137 West 1st Avenue Luck, WI 54853 www.legacysolar.com 715-653-4295 NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician BSEE On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 12:39 PM Sam Haraldson <s...@onsiteenergyinc.com> wrote: 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.   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.   Cheers, Sam _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org

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