Unistrut Ground Mounts for Solar Panels! How did they not blow away?
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2024
- Here is a quick video reviewing my ground mounting solution for my solar array. This is a temporary setup that I am using for now. It works great though!
Get those ground anchors here:
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Get the ground mount unistrut setup here:
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I've been looking at that same kit as a temporary way to get some panels working for my offgrid cabin. I'm going to build something similiar with superstrut, I already have most of the fittings.
If you mount your panels to the roof, you will definitely have to get inspections in Florida.
This setup worked perfectly. The only thing I didn't like was when I had to mow the grass around it. The plywood kept the grass down for the most part, but I still had to do a lot of trimming where the mower could not reach. Next time I will go higher so the mower can do the entire job. yeah, I am not very excited about mounting to my roof..... I may figure something else out, we will see!
Looks great! Thanks for sharing! God Bless!
My experience with temporary setups is they usually end up permanent.
It would have probably become permanent if I didn't decide to move to Florida. The solar panels are all taken down right now and have been moved to my new house in Florida. I will be installing them again this summer. Most likely on the roof this time.
Stay tuned!!!!
What size solar panels did you use on the ground mount?
I used these:
signaturesolar.com/bluesun-460w-half-cell-bifacial-solar-panel-silver-up-to-575w-with-bifacial-gain/
83"x41"
SUP solar DOG!
lol!
We do not own an EV. The reasons are obvious. We have a large 16kw solar array charging two banks of LIFEPO4 batteries, storing 52Kw of power, with twin Sol-Ark 12k EMP inverters. The easy math on mileage for a Tesla is 3 miles per kilowatt. If you have an F-150 Lighting its 1.5 miles per kilowatt empty and as little as 0.5 miles per kilowatt if you tow anything meaningful. Depending on where you live and the amount of cloudless days with no Geoengineering issues overhead, the current cost for a DIY array and enough batteries to sustain a 60 mile round trip commute to and from work (not including the cost of the vehicle) and factoring in cloudy days, overcast days, and totally obscured days, means the DIY'r needs basically what we have as size and storage, or $50K in off grid electrical equipment to power ONE Tesla that has a 30 mile commute to work. Add a second Tesla and the need doubles ($100K). One F-150 Lightning is double ($100K), or more $$$$, which is more than double what we already have installed. Do a bit of research and you'll discover that the cost per kilowatt to charge an EV is 4-10X higher per kilowatt than residential power rates. Factor in the case where a Tesla needs 10 kilowatts to travel 30 miles. If you charge those ten kilowatts at home you might pay (on average - depending on where you live) 10 cents per kilowatt (we pay 13.3 cents per kilowatt) meaning I would pay $1.33 in residential power to travel 30 miles in a Tesla. If I were to charge at a power station, paying as much as 46 cents per kilowatt, that same 30 miles now costs $4.60. A descent gas powered sedan will approach 30 MPG, and at the current price of gasoline (in our area) $3.20/gallon we actually are saving $1.40 for every 30 miles traveled by NOT owning an EV. The cost of an adequately sized, properly installed, secured, UL approved, grid tied, covered by your insurance company, solar system is at least $50K for a DIY system and double for a turnkey installation. $50K buys (currently) 15,625 gallons of gasoline, which moves a car that gets 30MPG an astounding 468,750 miles down the road. That is five times the lifespan of a Tesla Battery. So, not only do you incur the cost of the Tesla (over $100K) you incur the $14,000 cost of the battery replacement when your Tesla no longer has the legs to get you reliably to and from your places of interest. Thats basically the cost of a engine and transmission replacement in a gasoline powered car or truck however, gas cars and trucks have twice (or more) the longevity of a Tesla battery. Its yet to be seen what the F-150 Lightning will need when it comes to a battery replacement.
I can power my house and my cars with this system. I am not reliant upon the powers that be who dictate the price of gas or electricity. At any moment those prices can skyrocket. They can also become immediately unavailable due to a power outage. Let's say a rival country decides to hack our power grid and take it down for an extended period of time. I will still be warm/cool. My food will stay refrigerated, and I will be able to cook it. I can watch TV, play video games, do the laundry, take showers, use the bathroom, and anything else I may need to do. I will also be able to get around town. Will you? I bought independence. That is priceless, especially after the disaster when it is too late. Pieces of paper or numbers on a computer do not help you when your umbilical cord is cut.
also your math on the system requirements to run a Tesla is incorrect. My system produces 120 miles of range on a sunny day, and you could buy it right now for less than $20k. Here is a kit that could easily do the job with a few more batteries and it is only $14,500:
signaturesolar.com/complete-off-grid-solar-kit-eg4-6000xp-12000w-output-48v-120-240v-split-phase-12800-watts-of-solar-pv-kit-e0009/
That's a far cry from the $50k you claim. Prices are constantly going down. You can also buy a low mileage used Model 3 Tesla for about $20K right now. So... your $50k also included the Tesla with money to spare!