Solar Panel Deal of The Week

If your looking for a mega watt of Solar Panels my bulk solar provider just informed me he has 1 MW 325 w solar panels priced at $.34/w including delivery.  Sorry credit cards not accepted, Wire Transfers, Bank drafts, or cash.

1 MW solar panels for $.34/w including delivery

325w x .34= $110.50 each 

1,000,000 ÷ 325 = 3,077 Panels

110.50 x 3077 = $340,008.50

Electricity Produced: 325w x 5 sun hours per day x 3077 Panels= 5,000,125 

Scotts Contracting Agriphotovoltaic solutions

In an upcoming one-off product reveal for a 1MW Texas Agriphotovoltaic solution for Shade and Electricity.

Scotty will be sharing how and why the "one-off" Solar Support and Racking system is stronger than the current systems on the market and is easily adaptable for the challenging conditions present in an agriculture business.

Preliminary calculations are showing this Solar Support and Solar Racking system design will withstand windspeeds up to 125mph!


I'll be updating the Green Blog in the near future with additional details.
Scotty

I'm on pins and needles! I'm just a few days away from learning if the Agriphotovoltaic Support System I've designed will receive the Engineers approval! This design let's ranchers + farmers use the area under the Solar Panels for production.

— Scotty (@StLHandyMan) March 8, 2019

Mar 11 update:

 Sleepless in StLouis. 5 hours away from knowing if the Engineer approved my Solar Agriphotovoltaic Invention. 

Sleepless in StLouis. 5 hours away from knowing if the Engineer approved my Solar Agriphotovoltaic Invention. pic.twitter.com/1pEAmOA4KG

— Scotty (@StLHandyMan) March 11, 2019

Friday March 15 update: To say I'm disappointed with this architect is an understatement, but he finally did listen to me and we are finally proceeding on this project, maybe.  A meeting Monday March 18 will determine my next steps.

Here's what a shared with the client: The architect finally listened to me.  Next week I will get more info on the solar project design.  I'm a little disappointed it has taken this long to get the Architect/Engineer on board for the DIY solar support. He finally listened to me yesterday and has a better understanding of what the project is about and all the nuances involved.  Our next meeting is this coming Monday.

@Foundation_Tech I introduced an architect to your anchors today for "one off" Agricultuure Solar project I have designed!

He's a believer now and understands concrete is optional and not always needed.

— Scotty (@StLHandyMan) March 15, 2019

He had questions I did not know about, this was causing him to drag his feet.  I answered his questions, he gets it now I believe.

One of the things we've discussed is a “geotechnical” report/testing needs to be done (or if one has been done previously we need the numbers) on the feedlot pens to determine how big or small the foundation supports needs to be, regardless of what type of foundation used. A smaller foundation translates into money saved whether it's a concrete pier or my preferred choice of “helical anchors” system.  

A non farming person doesn't realize a few things about cattle, feedlots, and stress on cattle, one of which in my eyes is spending as little time as possible disrupting their surroundings, this is what a helical anchor accomplishes because it eliminates time as well as expenses from digging a big hole, pouring concrete, waiting for concrete to dry, then going back and building and installing the system. 

I also want to eliminate any chances of cattle getting hurt in some freak accident where they could break a leg in a trench or a hole in their pen.

FERC Data: Renewables Now 21% Of U.S.' Energy Capacity - Solar Industry

Even though natural gas dominated new electrical generating capacity in 2018, renewable energy sources seem poised to swamp fossil fuels as new generating capacity is added over the next three years, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of newly released data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

FERC’s “Energy Infrastructure Update” report (with data through Dec. 31, 2018) notes that new natural gas generation placed in service in 2018 totaled 20,048 MW, or 64.9% of the total (30,881 MW).

Renewable sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind) accounted for 10,392 MW, or 33.7%. The balance (1.4%) was provided by nuclear (350 MW), waste heat (51 MW), oil (25 MW), coal (10 MW) and “other” (5 MW).

Supported by a late surge of new generating facilities in December (1,943 MW), wind ended 2018 with 6,028 MW of additional capacity for the year, or over 19.5% of the total. It was followed by solar (4,181 MW), or 13.5%. However, new capacity from wind and solar combined in 2018 (10,209 MW) was actually one-quarter less than that added in 2017 (13,601 MW), SUN DAY points out.

FERC’s numbers also reveal that renewable sources now account for 21.0% of total available installed U.S. generating capacity. Five years ago, renewables were 16.0%. Their total installed generating capacity has increased by 35.6% over the past half-decade (from 185.16 GW to 250.99 GW). Utility-scale solar has now reached 3.0% of the nation’s generating capacity while hydropower and wind account for 8.4% and 7.9%, respectively.....article continues
FERC Data: Renewables Now 21% Of U.S.' Energy Capacity - Solar Industry: Even though natural gas dominated new electrical generating capacity in 2018, renewable energy sources seem poised to swamp fossil fuels as new generating capacity is added over the next three years, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of newly released data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC’s “Energy Infrastructure Update” report (with …