Wrenches, We don’t have snow all year in Fairbanks. Meant to say “all winter”. Anyway, onward.
> Wrenches, good health to you and your loved ones. I have a client that > thinks he wants bifacial modules since his site is in the Alaskan arctic and > they have snow a significant amount of the year. I've been installing > standard modules on racks that can be set at 90 deg in the fall and set back > to ~lat -15deg in the spring. They are snow free in the spring when it's > clear and cold and they definitely make more power than the ones I see siting > with snow on them all WINTER. A 6.2 kW array will put out 5.8kW AC under > perfect conditions (90 deg tilt, solar noon, clear sky, cold etc.) > > Anyway, I browsed the archives and in general looks like they require special > racking , clamps and raise the price significantly. Have any of you > installed some and seen increased power production in snow country and if so > has it made up for the extra cost, extra labor etc.? Have the modules been > reliable? I'm looking for data on installed systems and maybe recommendations > on where I can get price and availability on some so I can help my customer > make an informed decision. > > All the best, > > Greg Egan > > Remote Power Inc. > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
