When the potential power output of a plot of land for a PV ground-mount installation is required, PV Groundbreaker can do the work. This free software from Schletter utilizes Google Maps to simulate a solar field anywhere in the world. From the developers of Helios 3D, users need only enter basic information about the desired system—module size and power and the number of rows and columns, as well as other optional customizations—and PV Groundbreaker makes it quick and easy to: establish the number of PV modules that will fit into a specific site; find out the number of racks that will be necessary; determine the potential power output of any plot of land; and generate a visual example of the optimal racking layout.

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