Topic 'Re: New Solar Site' in forum 'Wireless Service Providers' - dslreports.com

Re: New Solar Site

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:00:40 EDT

rabitcat posted : Nice sharing.Thanks for giving information here.

Re: New Solar Site

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:34:16 EDT

DaDawgs posted : We have come a long way from where we started, eh lads? Beautiful bit of engineering there Wolfcreek.

Re: New Solar Site

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:51:55 EDT

cooldude9919 posted :

said by Jim_in_VA:

all for one customer? Love to see his monthly bill, lol

Probably a lot more capex than opex, but hell even if this cost ~400k for equipment and labor thats still better than 2million.

Re: New Solar Site

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:01:14 EDT

Jim_in_VA posted : all for one customer? Love to see his monthly bill, lol
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Re: New Solar Site

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:56:08 EDT

wolfcreek posted : Battery bank is 24 trojan 2 volt 1500 amp hour batteries but at our draw rate should have more like a 2000 amp hour capacity. Batteries weigh aprox 3000 lbs.

Generator is a 20 kw 59 hp turbo diesel with a diesel powered block heater. Bought at a surplus telecom auction new no hours for a third of retail price

the gen is probably never going to be necessary unless we get an exteded no sun period or a solar charger failure. Should be good on fuel till late spring/early summer

Believe it or not this is for one customer that got a quote of 2-3 million for a fiber build out. they were on a couple of T-1s I believe.

I do not think most wind generators would survive the high winds and ice at this site

I will try to get pictures inside later in the week. Have to make a sno-cat trip up to the site this week. Not looking forward to it as there is 15-20 inches of new snow and due to the previous warm weather avalanche risk is pretty high. So we will be evaluating slope conditions on the way up.
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Re: New Solar Site

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:29:10 EDT

travelguy posted : Would love to see a photo of the battery bank! What kind of specs on that?

Re: New Solar Site

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:11:05 EDT

Semaphore posted : I'd be more worried about the panels just plain being damaged, if not 'liberated'. Very nice just the same. Looked the area up and damn that's some rough terrain.

Re: New Solar Site

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:23:42 EDT

nunya posted : You'd be surprised. I've seen large generators literally disappear in some very remote locations.
When a thief has time and cover on their side... they can accomplish a lot.

Had a tower site on a location with 2 miles of gravel road. Houses all around. The set was in a vault with a plate lid. Fenced and well lit. The thieves came in with a flatbed and an excavator. They got a nice 30 kW set.
Nobody around saw or heard anything.
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Re: New Solar Site

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:13:08 EDT

jkrusel posted : That must be over 40KW of generator. What the heck are you running up there that uses that much power?

Re: New Solar Site

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:09:58 EDT

LLigetfa posted :

said by wolfcreek:

No one could carry away generator it weighs 3000 pounds plus almost 1000 pounds of fuel and it is locked up. Also in an normal year the snow will prevent access to the site for over 6 months of the year

How do you refuel the generator? Wait 6 months?
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Re: New Solar Site

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:33:22 EDT

TheHox posted : Hows the wind up there? Stick up some wind generators perhaps?

Re: New Solar Site

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:54:04 EDT

battleop posted : Very cool. Any inside pictures? What do you all do when the panels are covered with snow?

Re: New Solar Site

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:44:45 EDT

viperm posted : Nice site looks like one of ours with solar arrays on the top instead of the sides..

Re: New Solar Site

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:52:07 EDT

Chele posted : Sad, really sad---this is what passes for pron in this site:( What makes it worse is that it appeals to me:)

What can you show us of the nitty gritty on the solar side? As in any good pron, don't spare any details! We did a small solar POP and am afraid we made several mistakes and wanted something to guide me.

It looks extremely nice, well done.

Re: New Solar Site

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:26:20 EDT

Inssomniak posted : Yea must be a pretty damn important site :)

Just a relay station to get over a big big hill I guess?
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Re: New Solar Site

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:13:53 EDT

Jim_in_VA posted : wow, some $$$ there

Re: New Solar Site

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:02:00 EDT

wolfcreek posted : It is private property on a mine claim with no public access and large gate. It is 3000 foot climb up by foot from the road below with extremely steep slopes and it is camera monitored. It is a steep dangerous drive and an even tougher walk.. No one could carry away generator it weighs 3000 pounds plus almost 1000 pounds of fuel and it is locked up. Also in an normal year the snow will prevent access to the site for over 6 months of the year
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Re: New Solar Site

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:00:01 EDT

nunya posted : Great re-purposing of a cargo container. Are you afraid of theft or vandalism at this location? I'd be most concerned about the generator.
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New Solar Site

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:52:56 EDT

wolfcreek posted : Thanks to the late start of winter we got our high mountain tower site completed. It is at 12,000 ft of elevation. It features solar power and backup diesel generator. It is fully automated with the use of an industrial PLC controller. Radios are licensed 11ghz in 2+0 configuration with aggregation fiber switch capable of 730 mbs throughput full duplex.

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14,000 ft peak in background on drive up

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