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Comment by mensetmanusman

1 year ago

Labor costs are less when the weight is 10x less.

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tlb  1 year ago

A little, but the design of the support structure is dominated by wind loads. Depending on where you are, it can need to survive wind gusts of 90 - 160 mph. At the low end, 90 mph corresponds to 1000 N / m^2, which is more than the weight of any kind of solar panel.

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