Solar at Island Park

Theron and I stayed an extra week to help Rich and Wendy Poll install a solar system at their cabin in Island Park.  Theron had worked a lot last year deciding what to purchase for this system and sizing it for the purpose of providing continuous electricity at the cabin.

He is getting rather good at these systems and this one was particularly challenging to install.  Glen and Christy Davis came to help and we all pitched in to make it happen.

First was getting the long pole cemented into the ground. Then bringing the center beam of the 9 panel system up the hill.  Rich was able to borrow a skid loader for all our high construction needs.

The battery house was prepared and wired.  Solar energy is produced each day and then saved in the batteries - 2800 pounds of them.  Actually, the guys wired them first and they were fully charged and we were able to run the cabin for two days.

Then onward and upward, bolting, organizing, lifting and so forth to get the frame built and the panels installed.

 

 Walla, the finished system.  It does the trick, well, it makes power!