Neighbors Help Out with Ground-mounted, Challenging Hillside PV System
| Owner: | Jim Fournier |
| Geographic location: | Nicasio, California |
| System output: | 4.8 kW |
| Configuration: | 36 KC158G solar panels and 2 SMA 2500U inverters |
| How/where mounted: | SolarMount ground railing roof |
| Total installation cost: | $43,200 |
| Rebate amount: | $21,500 |
| Date of installation: | May 2003 |
| Designer: | Daniel Pellegrini |
| Installer: | Roy Phillips, Marin Solar and several of Fournier's neighbors |
| CCEnergy Rep: | Dan Pellegrini |
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The array is on an ideal south-facing slope at 35 degrees. |
Concrete footings secure the system's mounting racks on the hillside. |
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The modules were "panelized" by attaching them to mounting rails on level ground, then the crew marched the panels up the hill to attach them to the ground mount posts. |
The array follows the slope of the hillside, reducing wind loading and blending into the Marin hills. |
