I'm planning on starting a grid tied system, but my roof has almost no southern exposure, so I'm going to be mounting the panels on the ground. I don't really like the pole mounts because I live in tornado alley and I don't want my panels to wind up lodged in the side of my neighbors house. I like the idea of a seasonally adjustable rack like Durarack, which is rated for 90 mph winds. Doors and windows in my area are required to withstand 90 mph to meet code. I'd like something that's at least that beefy. I imagine the permit would be easier to pull if the rack has some sort of engineering stamp or certifications. I'm flexible on panel size because I haven't started acquiring anything yet. What other mounting options would you guys recommend?
durarack alternatives?
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I live about 30 minutes outside of Kansas City and I've never seen one. You'll occasionally see an individual house with solar or a farm with a wind tower, but nothing of megawatt size. Land values within an hour of KC are probably too high.Comment
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Originally posted by cwise8585I'm planning on starting a grid tied system, but my roof has almost no southern exposure, so I'm going to be mounting the panels on the ground. I don't really like the pole mounts because I live in tornado alley and I don't want my panels to wind up lodged in the side of my neighbors house. I like the idea of a seasonally adjustable rack like Durarack, which is rated for 90 mph winds. Doors and windows in my area are required to withstand 90 mph to meet code.
pole mount is probably not your best choice.
Your requirements sound much like my next iteration, esp "seasonally adjustable"; let us know what you use. Bruce RoeComment
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Check out DPW's multi-pole mount. http://www.dpwsolar.com/index.php/ap...unts-g2-mpm-g2 I don't recall their wind rating, I would guess ~90MPH, but check with them.
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Check with your local building department. Local codes for me required designing for 100 mph and soil type 4 in my area. I used the Iron Ridge system so it was pre engineered and I picked those settings and done.
I did a quick check in Kansas City and if your ground mount is over 200 sq feet then you need a building permit in addition to the electrical permit. In both cases it still must be build to local codes so time to research. Also appears to be zoning specific. Google IB162 Permit application for what I was looking at.
Here are two links I found:
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