Alternative to Ground Mount Fence?

[russ]

Great idea.

Pardon?

[Jim1]

Alternative to ground mount fence?

Pardon?

Does anybody have a picture of a ground mount with some sort of fencing wrapped around it?

[mapmaker]

Pardon?

Maybe Jim1 wants to view an attachment and is posting noise to get up to 10 posts. I think I see a lot of this. What is the rationale for requiring 10 posts?

--mapmaker

[russ]

Look at what Jim's comment was about where I asked pardon - the idea in question was not very bright as best I can tell.

[Spiffy Solar]

Alternative to Fencing to make wiring not "readily accessible."

You would have to check with your local authorities. I think more than the type of power leaving the array, the problem is the exposed wires and inverters on the back of the panels. You need to prevent anyone from being able to access the exposed electronics.

Green

The National Electric Code reference for this is 690.31. All it says is that the wiring can not be "readily accessible." Of course, the local authority gets to interpret that, but it makes no distinction between AC or DC.

One solar specific solution has now appeared on the market. It's more attractive than plastic snow fence and custom-made to your specified size.

Those reading this thread may want to check out www.solarscrim.com.

[Spiffy Solar]

Ground mount barrier, fencing alternative photos

Does anybody have a picture of a ground mount with some sort of fencing wrapped around it?

Here are photos of a couple of approaches. Surrounding the entire racking system, while more attractive, is a lot more work and expense. It is much easier to simply cover the back of the panels, only where there is wiring.

These examples are from www.solarscrim.com which makes this custom solution.

If this is acceptable, is totally up to your permitting authority. There are more and more places which are accepting this sort of solution, especially on smaller systems where fencing can add a big chunk to the bill.

[Spiffy Solar]

More attractive than chickenwire

In the past, in certain areas, we have been able to get away with simply attaching chicken wire to the back of the array to keep things inaccessible, unsightly...Yes, however it is fairly inexpensive.

You might like this, which is more attractive than chickenwire. More expensive, I'm sure, but still cheaper and faster than a chain link fence.

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It comes from www.solarscrim.com