RE: Is a structural analysis of the roof required to get a permit?

May 21, 2016
10:46:39am

silent_t Starter

For me it was not necessary. I live in Orem, with a trussed roof. If the distributed weight of the modules racking is greater than 5 lbs/sq ft I believe you do need to have a more involved analysis. My distributed weight was 2.7 lbs / sq ft.

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6.3 kW Self Installed Solar Complete

silent_t

5/20/16 4:49pm

Very interesting. I work for SolarCity..nicely done!

dahurt45

5/20/16 4:52pm

Seems like a fun place to work. Lots of cool things going on in solar

silent_t

5/20/16 4:55pm

Lots of cool things with solar...hehe

Heinz57

5/20/16 5:05pm

Solar will become a lot less cool in 2018 when the federal 30% incentive starts

AggieWeekendCougar

5/20/16 6:21pm

I think we will see those incentives extended

BYU Grounds

5/21/16 7:39am

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Abe Froman

5/21/16 3:47pm

Impressive...

Heinz57

5/20/16 5:05pm

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Abe Froman

5/20/16 5:11pm

I find this concept pretty interesting

silent_t

5/20/16 5:28pm

How much do you charge for consulting?

SanDiegoCoug

5/20/16 5:19pm

Haha, happy to answer any questions. Tempting to start a business w/ 13k margins

silent_t

5/20/16 5:21pm

"Help U Solar"

SanDiegoCoug

5/20/16 5:23pm

Get 'er Sun

silent_t

5/20/16 5:29pm

My brother and I have been kicking around a "solar barn raising" non-profit idea

AggieWeekendCougar

5/20/16 6:23pm

Sounds like a pretty cool idea. Liability would definitely b the biggest concer

silent_t

5/20/16 6:52pm

Impressive. I work with a solar company, Solcius.

Zorbel

5/20/16 5:43pm

It was daunting at first and then went smoother than expected.

silent_t

5/20/16 5:49pm

One word of caution

Zorbel

5/20/16 5:57pm

I did take some detailed wiring photos and send them to an electrician friend.

silent_t

5/20/16 6:02pm

If he had done it wrong he would already know about it. Electricity is

CariocaCoug

5/20/16 6:27pm

How long will it take to pay for itself?

KingDave

5/20/16 5:52pm

About 3 years and then will save ~$1,200 a year after that.

silent_t

5/20/16 5:59pm

ok, so you did this. What is your roi? i would be tempted to do this if

Pobs

5/20/16 6:33pm

RE: ok, so you did this. What is your roi? i would be tempted to do this if

silent_t

5/20/16 6:55pm

ok, worth it!

Pobs

5/20/16 8:35pm

How did you choose your inverter? Does it still work if the power goes out?

marcusaurelius

5/21/16 12:00am

I mostly went for cheapest $/W of capacity. Renvu was having a sale on fronius

silent_t

5/21/16 10:48am

Is a structural analysis of the roof required to get a permit?

Qtrbacku

5/21/16 9:57am

RE: Is a structural analysis of the roof required to get a permit?

silent_t

5/21/16 10:46am

Thanks for sharing all the details.

Florwood

6/23/16 9:37am

so the only way for it to work financially really is government subsidies

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