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Photovoltaic Solar Array Installation

In early May 2008 Turner Photographics went solar with a 4,500 watt grid-tie photovoltaic array on our rooftop. It was turned on for the first time on May 12 and we immediately started selling excess power back to Puget Sound Energy. Over the course of the year we expect to generate about 75% of our electrical needs from the sunshine hitting our panels. Our system includes 24 Sanyo HIP-190BA3 panels mounted to the roof with Unirac SolarMounts, and a SMA Sunny Boy 5000US inverter. The system was designed and installed by Fire Mountain Solar of Mount Vernon, Washington.

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0802948 Tim Nelson attaches Unirac L bracket to roof standoff for SolarMount rail. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0802962 Tim Nelson attaches Unirac SolarMount rail to roof standoff. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0802964 Unirac SolarMount rails ready for solar panel installation. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0802970 Tim Nelson attaches ground wire to Unirac SolarMount rail. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0802974 Guy Knoblich & Tim Nelson lift SMA Sunny Boy inverter from box. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0802979 Tim Nelson carries solar panel up ladder to roof. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0802985 Tim Nelson attaches first solar panel in array to Unirac SolarMount rails. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0802988 Sanyo HIP-190BA3 photovoltaic module label & junction box. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0802990 Tim Nelson cleans surface of solar panel before installation. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803009 Tim Nelson bolts solar panels to Unirac SolarMount rail. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803021 Tightening bolt on clamp holding solar panels to Unirac SolarMount rail, detail. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803022 Tim Nelson positions solar panel. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803030 Top row of solar panel array on roof w/ second row started. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803042 Tim Nelson bolts solar panel to Unirac SolarMount rail. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803055 Tim Nelson adjusts position of solar panel. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803061 Tim Nelson connects electrical cables between solar panels. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803067 Tim Nelson bolts solar panel into array. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803079 Guy Knoblich wires electrical disconnect switch under SMA Sunny Boy inverter. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803086 Tim Nelson connects electrical cables between solar panels. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803097 Unirac SolarMount rail, L-bracket & standoff on roof, detail. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803122 Tim Nelson bolts solar panel into array. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803130 Solar panel photovoltaic module array on roof. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803134 Solar panel photovoltaic module array on roof. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner 0803140 Solar panel photovoltaic module array on roof. Turner, Bellingham, WA. © Mark Turner

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