on this sunny day the 12th of November 2004 we installed 14 BP solar 110w photovoltaic panels on a freestanding pole mount system in our backyard at 2323 se tamarack ave, portland or.

 

            

Digging the hole was not impossible, but took 3 of us alot of effort with shovels and a very dull hand augger. At 5'-4" tall it wasn't quite imaginable what a 9' hole that was 3' wide would be like to be inside.... it was very claustrophobic! At 3' diam x 9' deep we poured 81 cf of concrete, that's 3 cu. yards at $150 approx.

 

 

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1.5 kilowatts capacity

14-110BP solar panels

1.8kw inverter

grid tied

In service 11/2004

 

Statistics as of 8/27/2006

KWH produced

Greenhouse gases saved