I install almost exclusively pole mount systems and because wildlife
(deer, bear, moose) and livestock (cows, sheep, goats, horses) are
common influences the bottom edge of the array is usually above 6'.
This makes for some pretty high poles on larger arrays. I strongly
discourage ground mounts in my area. Roof mounts, because of snow,
are also a bad idea for most applications in my part of the world.
Last winter I had to replace a combiner box that got ripped off a
pole mount by a horse running in a most unexpected location. It
ripped a j-box off the back of one of the modules along with it.
Luckily for the owner it was fixable and the panel didn't have to be
replaced.
Ron Young
earthRight Solar - Solareagle
On 8-Jan-09, at 4:19 PM, David Buckner wrote:
I’m curious to hear any horror stories (or simple nuisances)
relating to open field ground mounted arrays involving wildlife.
Either wildlife or array being damaged by the other. The only
hassles we’ve had have been the occasional squirrel under flush
mounted rooftop arrays. We’ve had a few ground mounted arrays up
and running for over 5 years and I’ve never seen any issues. We
are now getting ready to install another ground mount (NJ
location), and the customer has asked the question.
Regards,
David
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Solar Energy Systems, LLC.
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Suite 1210
Brooklyn, NY 11222-1058
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