OffGridForGood
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Or the truck delivery guy while they are waiting to be unloaded, looks up and sees the PV panels, "wow solar; does that run your whole shop?!" - (yes it does!).
Unintended consequences of Solar that we see
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Eber
Student of MacGyver
I can see that point, if you are making enough power in the winter with the tilt, you will make plenty in the summer anyway at the same angle.
Zwy
Emperor Of Solar
Different loads at different times and there is a thing called snow. I did a video about tilting panels in winter, it showed a neighboring town that installed grid tie to lower the electricity cost to run the sewer plant. Fixed angle with snow on top and cold temps (-20°F) led to 10 days of total lost production for that system until it finally thawed while I was producing 50 Kwh/day with clear skies and no snow on my panels.
If you are grid tie, sure, fix the angle. If off grid or maximizing off grid usage, tilting in areas of snow and cold temps may mean the difference between running a generator or switching back to grid.
OffGridForGood
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Eber
Student of MacGyver
Zwy
Emperor Of Solar
My next array will be over 16 foot high....or fitting a long handle to a push broom...
Takes a long broom handle.
I have plenty of snow to move when it does snow, from the drive and 3 businesses we own. I sit in a heated truck cab with the radio on.
I'm not standing out there with a broom when it is -20°F and the wind blowing clearing snow off panels. I live by the motto; work smarter, not harder.
OffGridForGood
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wattmatters
Solar Wizard
What's this thing you call "snow"?
Bad Randy
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slight hijack so feel free to pm instead, but what's the mounting structure- looks very neat.
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OffGridForGood
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If you go to Mt Buller, Perisher, or Falls Creek in July - maybe you will see someWhat's this thing you call "snow"?
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Bad Randy
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And a 28' truck box for "the command center".
I’ve been struggling with this for a while and finally decided if it applies, I’m dead so fluck’em. I figured it out on my own, let’s see if they can keep up.
"Unintended consequences of Solar that we see"
Covering some of my outbuilding roofs with solar panels have stopped my roofs from leaking, to replace the roofs it would of cost nearly as much as the panels and fitting the panels was quicker and easier...win-win
OffGridForGood
Catch, make or grow everything you can.
I wonder if some roofing will last longer just due to the shade the PV provides(cooler under the panels), protection from direct heavy rain and reflection of some of the UV."Unintended consequences of Solar that we see"
Covering some of my outbuilding roofs with solar panels have stopped my roofs from leaking, to replace the roofs it would of cost nearly as much as the panels and fitting the panels was quicker and easier...win-win
Zwy
Emperor Of Solar
You buy it and review it for all of us.
been thinking along similar lines - roof for lean to is almost as cheap to make using solar panels as roofing materials....."Unintended consequences of Solar that we see"
Covering some of my outbuilding roofs with solar panels have stopped my roofs from leaking, to replace the roofs it would of cost nearly as much as the panels and fitting the panels was quicker and easier...win-win
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